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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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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
Weather Vanes2 Men In A BoatSperm Whale, Carved, Metal Base, 1925, 46 In.1996
Weather Vanes2 Owls & Crow Iron, 31 x 42 In.2008
Weather Vanes3 Letters & Arrow Above Globular FinialPierced Foliate Silvered Iron, 46 In.1998
Weather Vanes3 Letters Arrow Above Globular FinialPierced Foliate Silvered Iron1998
Weather Vanes5 SoldiersSilhouette, Sheet Iron, Wood Stand, 1800s, 43 1/4 X 43 1/2 In.2006
Weather VanesAirplane Sheet Copper Over Wood, Wood Propeller, Weathered, 17 In.2009
Weather VanesAirplane Wood, Metal, Painted, 2 Red Props, Blue Wings, Yellow Directionals, 32 In.2008
Weather VanesAirplaneCopper Over Wood, 62-in. Wingspan1995
Weather VanesAlligatorChasing Boy, Tin, Wood, Wrought-iron Base, 57 x 49 In.2000
Weather VanesAmerican EagleFull-bodied, Outstretched Wings, Copper, 30 1/4 In.1995
Weather VanesAmerican IndianHeaddress, Bow & Arrow, Sheet Metal, C.1900, 12 x 17 In.2005
Weather VanesAngelBlowing Horn, Orange, Yellow, Carved Wood, 1930s, 22 X 70 In.2007
Weather VanesAngelBlowing Trumpet, Sheet Iron, Painted, Weathered, 23 1/2 In.2007
Weather VanesAngelWith Trumpet, Zinc, American, 19th Century, 30 3/4 In.2004
Weather VanesAngel GabrielCarved For One Plank, Mounted On Iron Rod, Pine1998
Weather VanesArrow Banner, Wood, Iron, Zinc, Paint, Gilt, Late 1800s, 18 x 68 In. 2010
Weather VanesArrow Copper, Applied Verdigris Patina, Bullet Holes, Cast Iron Directionals, 65 In.2009
Weather VanesArrow Copper, Cast Iron Directional Signs, Hammered Tail Feathers, 14 1/2 In.2009
Weather VanesArrow Iron, Wood Painted Column, c.1900, 45 In.2009
Weather VanesArrow Wrought Iron, Scrolls, Iron Tail, Black Metal Stand, Late 1800s, 14 x 34 In.2009
Weather VanesArrow Zinc, Copper, Stand, 37 x 28 In.2009
Weather VanesArrow1920, 26 In.1997
Weather VanesArrow6-point Stars, Trio Of Circles, 19 x 54 In.2003
Weather VanesArrowBall & Spike, Iron, United Baptist Church, Ellsworth, Maine, 41 X 49 In.2006
Weather VanesArrowBanner, Scroll Design, Red, Orange Paint, Bullet Hole, 32 In.2003
 

 
     
 
   
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