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This “MARELLI FAN” website has been created for those who are existing collectors of fans but also those who are new to this field…
ERCOLE MARELLI founded his “Officina Elettrotecnica” in Milan on 11 November 1891. In a room of only 50 mq, equipped with a small precision lathe, a drill and aided by a worker, he began to manufacture electrical appliances…
The “AGITATORI D’ARIA” is an Italian definition (meaning literally “air agitators” or “air shakers”) used by the company Ercole Marelli & C. to define the “luxury” models of fan used for domestic environments…
We have attempted to describe Ercole Marelli fans by PHASES (Phase 1, Phase 2 etc). An alternative might have been by year but this has proved impossible…
Marelli fans are made from a number of different functional components. Over time there arise subtle changes in design and where possible we describe these in the “FEATURES” sections…
Ercole Marelli & C. carried out an intense commercial activity abroad and the percentage of products EXPORTED ranged between 70% and 80% of the total production…
Shown here is information encompassing CATALOGS, ARTICLES, ADVERTISING and ILLUSTRATIONS produced by, or related to, Ercole Marelli & C…