Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hunter Brookline 52" ceiling fan in antique brass. This is another fan I found in the trash during Cleanup Week 2023. It is in fact a normal Brookline, I just swapped in a spare switch housing/light fitter combo I had on hand. For one thing, I'm tired of all the bowl lights I've shown with Hunter lately, and I actually really like this style but feel the bowl detracts from a lot of the great detail. Secondly, the included finial for the bowl kit is absolute garbage and doesn't allow the fan chain to pull smoothly, which seemed to be a common and continuing complaint with this model based on a few reviews I happened to skim over. I didn't have the original bowl, but I did try to make one work. I probably could've found an alternate finial that would work better, but when it became clear that it was just going to be a pain, I decided to do what I truly wanted to, and swapped it out. I've been hoarding extras of these switch housing/light combos from rougher fans I've parted out for exactly these scenarios, or to have on hand if I want to add a light to something that doesn't have one. I also added the downrod, because of course it was flush mounted like the other 95% of Hunters I find that I actually want to make videos of. Everything else aside, it's your typical Hunter of the period. Runs well, mostly quiet, solid performance, but as mentioned I do like the styling. Kind of niche design elements, interesting that the model ran for a decent stretch of time with that considered. I also don't find much Hunter in antique brass, so that's kind of the reason I invested a little more care into this one than I probably would've otherwise.
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Hunter Brookline 52" ceiling fan in antique brass. This is another fan I found in the trash during Cleanup Week 2023. It is in fact a normal Brookline, I just swapped in a spare switch housing/light fitter combo I had on hand. For one thing, I'm tired of all the bowl lights I've shown with Hunter lately, and I actually really like this style but feel the bowl detracts from a lot of the great detail. Secondly, the included finial for the bowl kit is absolute garbage and doesn't allow the fan chain to pull smoothly, which seemed to be a common and continuing complaint with this model based on a few reviews I happened to skim over. I didn't have the original bowl, but I did try to make one work. I probably could've found an alternate finial that would work better, but when it became clear that it was just going to be a pain, I decided to do what I truly wanted to, and swapped it out. I've been hoarding extras of these switch housing/light combos from rougher fans I've parted out for exactly these scenarios, or to have on hand if I want to add a light to something that doesn't have one. I also added the downrod, because of course it was flush mounted like the other 95% of Hunters I find that I actually want to make videos of. Everything else aside, it's your typical Hunter of the period. Runs well, mostly quiet, solid performance, but as mentioned I do like the styling. Kind of niche design elements, interesting that the model ran for a decent stretch of time with that considered. I also don't find much Hunter in antique brass, so that's kind of the reason I invested a little more care into this one than I probably would've otherwise.
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