JML My Foldaway Fan - Portable, collapsible, freestanding personal fan

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Key details – Height: 10cm; Colours: Blue, clear, green, purple; Speed settings: 1; Features: Foam blades; Power: 2 x AA batteries In ancient China, fans came in various shapes and forms (such as in a leaf, oval or a half-moon shape), and were made in different materials such as silk, bamboo, and feathers. [7] So far, the earliest fans that have been found date to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. It was suggested by the Cultural Relics Archaeology Institute of Hubei Province that these fans were made of either bamboo or feathers and were oftentimes used as burial objects in the State of Chu. [8] :3–4 The oldest existing Chinese fans are a pair of woven bamboo, wood or paper side-mounted fans from the 2nd century BC. [9] The Chinese form of the feather fan, known as yushan, was a row of feathers mounted in the end of a handle. The arts of fan making eventually progressed to the point that by the Jin dynasty, fans could come in different shapes and could be made in different materials. [8] :5 The selling of hexagonal-shaped fan was also recorded in the Book of Jin. [8] :5 mm's fan collection with monographies on love symbols on fans, celluloid fans, George Barbier and more

It has been said that in the courts of England, Spain and elsewhere, fans were used in a more or less secret, unspoken code of messages. [33] These fan languages were a way to cope with the restricting social etiquette. However, modern research has proved that this was a marketing ploy developed in the 19th century [34] – one that has kept its appeal remarkably over the succeeding centuries. This is now used for marketing by fan makers like Cussons & Sons & Co. Ltd who produced a series of advertisements in 1954 showing "the language of the fan" with fans supplied by the well known French fan maker Duvelleroy. [ citation needed] Alexander, Helene & Hovinga-Van Eijsden, Fransje. A Touch of Dutch - Fans from the Royal House of Orange-Nassau, The Fan Museum, February 2008, ISBN 0-9540319-5-4 See also, the gunbai, a military leader's fan (in old Japan); used in the modern day as an umpire's fan in sumo wrestling, it is a type of Japanese war fan, like the tessen.USB/rechargeable batteries – The majority of fans now are likely to power up using either a USB connection or rechargeable batteries. Both are great options, but it does require you to be on the ball to ensure your fan is fully charged before leaving the house. Find sources: "Hand fan"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( April 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). " Ōgi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 738., p. 738, at Google Books a b c Davis, Nancy E. (2019). The Chinese lady: Afong Moy in early America. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-19-093727-0. OCLC 1089978299. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Next to the folding fan, the rigid hand screen fan was also a highly decorative and desired object among the higher social classes. Its purpose is different since they are more cumbersome to carry around. They were mostly used to shield a lady's face against the glare of the sun or the fire. Bennett, Anna G. & Berson, Ruth Fans in fashion. Publisher Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc & The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (1981) ISBN 0-88401-037-6

Extras – Added features to look for in handheld fans include speed variations, lighting or even models with water misting options. How much should I spend? a b Lipinski, Edward R. (1999). The New York Times home repair almanac: a season-by-season guide for maintaining your home. Lebhar-Friedman Books. ISBN 0-86730-759-5. The Japanese developed the folding fan, the Akomeogi, during the sixth century. Portuguese traders introduced it to the west in the 16th century and soon both men and women throughout the continent adopted it. On human skin, the airflow from handfans increases evaporation which has a cooling effect due to the latent heat of evaporation of water. It also increases heat convection by displacing the warmer air produced by body heat that surrounds the skin, which has an additional cooling effect, provided that the ambient air temperature is lower than the skin temperature – which is typically about 33°C (91°F). Fans are convenient to carry around, especially folding fans. In later centuries, Chinese poems and four-word idioms were used to decorate fans, using Chinese calligraphy pens. The Chinese dancing fan was developed in the 7th century. The Snowpea fan has a powerful battery that will last up to 15 hours, if you’re using the fan on its lowest setting. Despite reducing to four hours on its fastest setting, if you’re on a full day out with no access to charging facilities, then you can at least choose to use it on the slower setting to see you through the day.

The JML fan offers three speed settings; we felt the fastest might be a little too powerful for close quarters, but is useful with the fan in its standing position. It’s quite a powerful fan, so we would recommend leaving some distance between the blades and your face for the most effective jet of air. Built-in blue LED lights with two brightness settings allow you to read at night with the fan still on – and although we’re not sure how much use we would get from them, they certainly give the fan quite a futuristic look when lit. Folding fans are often used to emphasize a point in a person's speech, rather than for express use of fanning oneself. A person might harshly snap open the fan when engaging in "throwing shade" on (comically insulting) another person, creating a loud snapping noise that punctuates the insult. Drag dance numbers also utilise larger hand fans as a way to add flair and as a prop, used to emphasise movements in the dance. Yarwood, Doreen (2011). Illustrated encyclopedia of world costume. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 978-0-486-43380-6. OCLC 678535823. a b Qian, Gonglin (2000). Chinese fans: artistry and aesthetics. Long River Press. p.12. ISBN 1-59265-020-1. The first folding fan arrived as a tribute that was brought to China by a Japanese monk in 988. Writings of both Japanese and Chinese scholars concerning the folding fan, which was believed to have been first invented in Japan, apparently suggest that it received its shape from the design of a bat's wing. The Chinese also innovated the design of the folding fan by creating the brisé fan ('broken fan'). [12] :161A woman holding a flat oval fan with a Chinese painting from the painting "Appreciating Plums" by Chen Hongshou (1598–1652). Note that, as a result of the water tank, this fan is heavier than many, and it isn’t particularly quiet either. Nevertheless, it will do a great job of cooling you down. A Filipina in traditional attire with an abaniko folding fan ( c. 1875) which played a large part in courtship etiquette in the colonial Philippines [32]

Noise – Often, handheld fans won’t be the quietest, with some models noisier than others. If this is a concern, then look for “silent” models – but be aware these aren’t always 100% silent.

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Vannotti, Franco. Peinture Chinoise de la Dynastie Ts'ing (1644–1912). Collections Baur, Geneve (1974) My Foldaway Fan is the amazing, powerful little fan that you can charge up and take with you for a full-sized fan but in a small, portable, collapsible design! My Foldaway Fan has a telescopic stand that extends to one metre and collapses onto a self-contained portable size that fits in your hand luggage or bag and only weighs less than two pounds. With up to 10 hours of power from a single charge of the lithium-ion rechargeable battery, you can position My Foldaway Fan on the floor by your bed for a full night of cooling, targeted air. It’s so powerful it can be felt cross the room so you and your partner can sleep cool at night. My Foldaway Fan has three speeds for total cooling control and a whisper-quiet motor, so it won’t keep you awake at night or disturb your meal, party or poolside relaxation. Wherever you need personal, cool air you can take the rechargeable, portable, powerful My Foldaway Fan. Up to 10-hour rechargeable battery Buddhist Monks Ceremonial Fans". Thebuddhasface.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013 . Retrieved 2017-10-27. Another popular type of Chinese fan was the palm leaf fan pukuishan ( Chinese: 蒲葵扇), also known as pushan ( Chinese: 蒲扇), which was made of the leaves and stalks of pukui ( Livistona chinensis). [10] Zheshan [ edit ] Lazatin, Hannah (28 May 2018). "The Secret Messages Filipinas Used to Send With Their Abanikos". Esquire . Retrieved 17 July 2021.