I recently acquired this at a white elephant gift exchange. Not quite sure why they put it in...but regardless its pretty cool. Said it sat in the attic of a grandparents barn for years. They are good friends and actually seemed sad to see it go, so I'm going to do some research for them and gift it back.
Did some browsing and it appears it is a vintage, pre-1950 GE pancake fan? I could be off. Seems old but several out there. More beneficial for repurposing than restoration? For sure not plugging it in with the cord in that condition so no idea if it works.
Any fan experts out there?