Help identifying wires from antique fan

[thebigjoe1]

Restoring an old westinghouse desk fan from 1919. There are three wires coming from the fan head (motor) labeled G, Y, and R. Can these be identified for me, ie positive, negative, ground? Thanks!

 

[thebigjoe1]

So bad news is that there was indeed a loose connection to the red coil wire.

Good news is:

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I was able to get just enough solder to the tiny bit of wire that i could get to and create a new connection. Got a reading on the multimeter. Twisted R to R... Plugged it in... Bingo!. I can't thank you guys enough for all your help on this matter!

 

[DPG]

Nice one! And well done Lucien and Avo8.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Sweet! It's so nice when you find a winding that could have been toast, but is intact and just waiting for a connection to the outside world to bring it back online. Well done for picking up the winding end, it can be a finicky job that doesn't always work out. Stay cool!