Abstract: A ceiling fan is adapted to engage the socket of an incandescent light bulb ceiling fixture and includes a neck having a base shell with external helical threads and a central contact that match those of conventional incandescent light bulb for mating receipt in a conventional light bulb socket. The central contact of the neck is electrically isolated from the base shell. An electric motor drives a hub in a predetermined direction and derives power through the base shell and central contact from the incandescent bulb socket that receives the neck. The ceiling fan may be provided with a fluid or other cushioning coupling between the motor and a rotatable hub that yields a cushioning effect so as not to disturb the mating between the neck of the ceiling fan and the incandescent bulb socket.