Wincharger Vane

[NV-WindmillProject]

Hi everyone, this is my first post on the Forum!

A few years ago I came across this broken wincharger in a small town in NV, and I'm having some trouble identifying it.

The motor and tower look like they're from a Zenith, but the vane is contradictory to that. Some text is visible - the first word seems to be "Air" or something like that, and the second word ends with "ER" I think. Maybe it's a custom vane?

Thank you all in advance!
-- Venn

[mtblah]

It is a Wincharger

[Wind Charger Mike]

The tail vane shape is unique to Winchargers that were sold by Montgomery Ward. I’ve seen many that say “Powerlite Air Charger.” Appears to be a 6V model 37. Here’s a link to id wind chargers based on the tail shape. An updated version is coming soon.
https://wincharger.com/index.php/resour ... e-id-guide

[NV-WindmillProject]

Wow, Montgomery Ward! :O
Thank you very much for the information, Mike!

-- Venn

[mtblah]

Mike W , thank you for sharing this specific tail identification details .

[NV-WindmillProject]

Quick update: this wincharger and the building it sat atop have recently been torn down. I have this photo of the place from 2 years ago so you can see what it looked like.

-- Venn