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What is the best hand held fan?

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What is the best hand held fan?
There are many types of handheld fans – it is a matter of preference. A handheld fan has a flat surface and is used to create airflow by waving it back and forth Typically, these are paper folding fans with slats that may be closed when not in use. They can also be made from quills or feathers. Choose from an assortment of handheld fans on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
Shop for Hand Held Fan on 1stDibs
Hand Held 19th Century Fan, Floral and Feathers
Located in Incline Village, NV
Hand held 19th century fan, circa 1880 is of European manufacture; probably French, and has seven
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Antique 1880s French Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric

Early 19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Fan Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A 19th century Chinese box which most likely held a fan. Beautifully hand painted on the interior
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Vintage "Masuyama" Lehman Wind-Up Toy. German, Circa 1913 Rare
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
accompanying the listing); as the wheels turn smoothly and the lady fans herself by moving the hand held fan
Category

Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Antique French Parlour Settee in Tropics 'Fan Palm' Fabric
Located in Hastings, GB
A very rare antique French Parlour Settee, upholstered in our exclusive Tropics 'Fan Palm' fabric
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Settees

Materials

Cotton, Wood

French Art Deco fan shape frosted art glass + iron chandelier signed Noverdy
By Jean Noverdy
Located in New York City, NY
depose. Its distinctive design comprises four "V" shaped, fan like, jagged edged panels, each depicting
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

"Equal suffrage for Michigan in 1916" Advertising Fan for the Bissell Company
Located in York County, PA
convention was held in Grand Rapids, and it would seem that Anna Bissell commissioned and gifted the fans for
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Vintage 1910s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

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