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 Rooster Crowing, Wooden, Silhouette, Painted, 14 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Rooster Full-bodied, Copper 1997 Weather Vanes Rooster Gilt Copper, 19th Century, 19 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Rooster Metal, Tapering Wooden Stand 1997 Weather Vanes Rooster Silhouette, Yellow & Red Painted, On Rod, Sheet Iron, 24 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Rooster Silver Paint, Cast Iron Arrow, 25 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Rooster Stand, Wooden, 52 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Sperm Whale 2 Men In Boat, Carved, Metal Base, 1925, 46 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Spirit Horse Directionals 1997 Weather Vanes Steeple Directionals On Top, White Over Green, 1940s, 37 X32 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Swordfish Copper, Verdigris, 20th Century, 43 In. 1997 Weather Vanes Arrow & Star Lyre At Bottom, Copper & Zinc 1997 Weather Vanes 2 Men In A Boat Sperm Whale, Carved, Metal Base, 1925, 46 In. 1996 Weather Vanes Arrow Copper, Full-bodied, 58 X 23 In. 1996 Weather Vanes Arrow Stars Design 1996 Weather Vanes Blacksmith Shoeing Horse, Penna. 1996 Weather Vanes Bull Gilt Copper, Mass., 40 In. 1996 Weather Vanes Cow Copper Spire, Zinc Figure, Cast Iron Arrow, Insulating Ball, 55 In. 1996 Weather Vanes Cow Sheet Metal, Early 20th Century, 22 In. 1996 Weather Vanes Cow Zinc, Cast Iron & Copper Arrow, Lightning Rod Base, 49 In. 1996 Weather Vanes Dove On Ball, Arrow Base, 12 X 13 1/2 In. 1996 Weather Vanes Eagle Copper, 19 1/2 In. 1996 Weather Vanes Eagle Iron & Bronze, 15-in. Wingspan 1996 Weather Vanes Ewe Standing, Iron 1996 Weather Vanes Firemans Pumper Copper 1996
