When we lived there in the sixties, there was no air conditioning in Stuyvesant Town at the time. So we just had a lot of fans going in the summer.

One particular fan, which was my favorite, was a stool fan. I found that if you’re lying in bed with a sheet over you and position the fan just right near the bed, the sheet will actually hover over you as if it were flying above the bed. Not only was it a great way to cool down, but I thought I discovered some strange phenomenon the way the sheet floated above me ! But Sans Souci was not impressed, and complained to our parents that I kept her up all night to check out my flying bed. sniff…

Anyway, if you want to purchase one of these babies, you can still get one at: www.decollect.com/catalog/item/231688/34074.htm

It’s the American Machine Age Aqua Power Coated and Chrome Foot Stool with Three Speed Fan ( circa 1945) and sells for 350.00.

I can’t guarantee that your bed will “fly”, but it definitely will help cool the room down if you don’t have air conditioning!