The fan was invented in 1882 by Schuyler Skaats Wheeler. A few years later, Philip Diehl mounted a fan blade on a sewing machine motor and attached it to the ceiling, inventing the ceiling fan, which he patented in 1887.
The fan was invented in 1882 by Schuyler Skaats Wheeler. A few years later, Philip Diehl mounted a fan blade on a sewing machine motor and attached it to the ceiling, inventing the ceiling fan, which he patented in 1887.
When I looked at the picture I had no idea it was a ceiling fan. I thought that was a wall, and that thing was another thing, on the wall. It looked like a safe, kind of. Just goes to show how our brains sort out the world for us through context.