Weather Vanes
Weather vanes were used in seventeenth-century Boston. The direction of the wind was an indication of coming weather, important to the seafaring and farming communities. By the mid-nineteenth century, commercial weather vanes were made of metal. Many were shaped like animals. Ethan Allen, Dexter, St. Julian, are famous horses that were depicted. Today's collectors often consider weather vanes to be examples of folk art, even though they may not have been handmade. Deacon Shem Drowne was the first documented American weather vane maker who created the famous grasshopper vane on top of the Faneuil Hall in Boston.
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Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Weather Vanes 2 Men In A Boat Sperm Whale, Carved, Metal Base, 1925, 46 In. 1996 Weather Vanes 2 Owls & Crow Iron, 31 x 42 In. 2008 Weather Vanes 3 Letters & Arrow Above Globular Finial Pierced Foliate Silvered Iron, 46 In. 1998 Weather Vanes 3 Letters Arrow Above Globular Finial Pierced Foliate Silvered Iron 1998 Weather Vanes 5 Soldiers Silhouette, Sheet Iron, Wood Stand, 1800s, 43 1/4 X 43 1/2 In. 2006 Weather Vanes Airplane Sheet Copper Over Wood, Wood Propeller, Weathered, 17 In. 2009 Weather Vanes Airplane Wood, Metal, Painted, 2 Red Props, Blue Wings, Yellow Directionals, 32 In. 2008 Weather Vanes Airplane Copper Over Wood, 62-in. Wingspan 1995 Weather Vanes Alligator Chasing Boy, Tin, Wood, Wrought-iron Base, 57 x 49 In. 2000 Weather Vanes American Eagle Full-bodied, Outstretched Wings, Copper, 30 1/4 In. 1995 Weather Vanes American Indian Headdress, Bow & Arrow, Sheet Metal, C.1900, 12 x 17 In. 2005 Weather Vanes Angel Blowing Horn, Orange, Yellow, Carved Wood, 1930s, 22 X 70 In. 2007 Weather Vanes Angel Blowing Trumpet, Sheet Iron, Painted, Weathered, 23 1/2 In. 2007 Weather Vanes Angel With Trumpet, Zinc, American, 19th Century, 30 3/4 In. 2004 Weather Vanes Angel Gabriel Carved For One Plank, Mounted On Iron Rod, Pine 1998 Weather Vanes Arrow Banner, Wood, Iron, Zinc, Paint, Gilt, Late 1800s, 18 x 68 In. 2010 Weather Vanes Arrow Copper, Applied Verdigris Patina, Bullet Holes, Cast Iron Directionals, 65 In. 2009 Weather Vanes Arrow Copper, Cast Iron Directional Signs, Hammered Tail Feathers, 14 1/2 In. 2009 Weather Vanes Arrow Iron, Wood Painted Column, c.1900, 45 In. 2009 Weather Vanes Arrow Wrought Iron, Scrolls, Iron Tail, Black Metal Stand, Late 1800s, 14 x 34 In. 2009 Weather Vanes Arrow Zinc, Copper, Stand, 37 x 28 In. 2009 Weather Vanes Arrow 1920, 26 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Arrow 6-point Stars, Trio Of Circles, 19 x 54 In. 2003 Weather Vanes Arrow Ball & Spike, Iron, United Baptist Church, Ellsworth, Maine, 41 X 49 In. 2006 Weather Vanes Arrow Banner, Scroll Design, Red, Orange Paint, Bullet Hole, 32 In. 2003
