Summer is definitely here in Chicago. It's been a strange one so far, with eighty plus degree days followed by a few milder ones where we struggle to get up to seventy. I'd prefer something right in the middle—say eighty-two—especially since my apartment has no air conditioning. When the temperatures have pushed past ninety, fan to the rescue! I picked up the turquoise baby pictured above from new-resale-shop-on-the-block Seek Vintage here in the Second City. Thirty bucks. It keeps me cool and was loud enough to drown out all of the fireworks and hootin' and hollerin' that went on last week when the Blackhawks took the Stanley Cup.

If you're hunting for a fan to get you through to September look no further. Here's a round-up of what's available from second-hand Etsy sellers right now. Read the fine print: some are not in working condition but I think they're gorgeous all the same. Perfect for you lucky ones with air conditioning.

Vintage Electric Brown Metal Fan For Display, $32 by Sweet Love Vintage // Vintage Industrial Small Dominion Electric Fan in Green, $34 by Junk Culture // Refurbished Westinghouse Electric Fan, $72 by Fishbone Deco // Turquoise Electric Fan, $28 by Finding Fabulous // Vintage General Electric Table Fan, $60 by Rhan // Vintage Shabby Chic Green Trav-L-Aire Electric Fan, $72 by Fishbone Deco // Large Vintage Electric Fan, $15 by Mrs. Potts Vintage, Tripl Aire Cintage Electrical Fan Lasko, $42 by The Vintageholic Frog // Large Industrial Fan, $145 by Hindsvik

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