There's a style of fan that's in a lot of old movies; they're in newspaper offices, on the desks of private eyes, and in sweltering police stations. The Holmes HANF13R laBrezza table looks like that fan, only dolled up to modern standards. It stands about a foot and a half high on a heavy metal base, and its four-fin blade rotates in a kind of wire cage. The blades are made of a soft, charcoal-gray polymer, so that they're safe even if accidentally touched while the fan's being used. The base and fan housing are made of a durable cast-aluminum alloy with a dim silver finish, and the wire cage protecting the fan blade is high-polished chrome. While operating, the fan is quite quiet; that's a nice feature on a fan that could be used on a desk, where a loud noise might be distracting. There are two speeds that are selected by turning a large twist knob on the back of the fan. It is pleasing that the knob blends in with the body of the fan; the eye is not drawn to any modern-looking switches or buttons that might dispel the retro illusion that the designers of the laBrezza worked so hard to create.
Clean the soft polymer blades with a soft, damp cloth; do not allow water to drip on or enter fan housing. When storing this fan, it is important to keep the fan head free from dust; Holmes recommends storing the fan in the box from original purchase. The Holmes HANF13R table fan measures 16 by 12 by 9-1/2 inches. Holmes provides a 3-year limited warranty against defects in material and workmanship under normal use conditions. --Garland Withers
