Install your ceiling fan on a high ceiling with the Emerson 48 in. Downrod. This downrod is durably crafted with steel. Choose from the available colors to coordinate with your ceiling fan. It is ideal for use with 14-foot ceilings. Ceiling fans with light fixtures should reduce the length by 12 inches. Enjoy the cool movement of air throughout your space with this downrod. Emerson J. W. Emerson founded the Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company in 1897 in St. Louis, Mo. Still based in the St. Louis area, Emerson Fan has been making quality electric parts for over 111 years. Starting with railroad switches, the company soon expanded to ceiling fans and was the first company to make a personal desk fan, a fad of office buildings during the 1920s. Besides its St. Louis headquarters, Emerson has production facilities in Dallas and Richardson, Texas, Lenexa, Kan., and Murfreesboro, Tenn.