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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 VanesAirplaneCopper Over Wood, 62-in. Wingspan1995
Weather VanesAirplane Wood, Metal, Painted, 2 Red Props, Blue Wings, Yellow Directionals, 32 In.2008
Weather VanesAirplane Sheet Copper Over Wood, Wood Propeller, Weathered, 17 In.2009
Weather VanesAirplaneSpirit Of St. Louis, Wood, Green & White Paint, 1930s, 8 1/2 x 21 x 25 In. 2012
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 VanesAngelWith Trumpet, Zinc, American, 19th Century, 30 3/4 In.2004
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 VanesAngelBlowing Horn, Copper, Twisted Iron Stand, c.1900, 33 x 39 In. 2012
Weather VanesAngel GabrielCarved For One Plank, Mounted On Iron Rod, Pine1998
Weather VanesArrowCopper, Full-bodied, 58 X 23 In.1996
Weather VanesArrowStars Design1996
Weather VanesArrow1920, 26 In.1997
Weather VanesArrowIron, Copper Finial, Lightning Rod, Amber Glass Insulator Ball, 69 In.1997
Weather VanesArrowGilt Copper, Late 19th Century, 43 3/4 In.1999
Weather VanesArrowGilt Iron & Copper, Late 19th Century, 39 1/2 In.1999
Weather VanesArrowFish Center, Green Paint, Pine Base, 20th Century, 37 x 29 In.2000
Weather VanesArrowSteel, 20 Pierced Feathers, Scrolls, Directionals, 74 In.2000
 

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