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	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. Today’s collectors often consider weather vanes to be examples of folk art, even though they may not have been handmade.

Category	Weather Vanes
Pattern or Item	Arrow
Description	Eagle, Spread Wings, On Ball, Directional, Gilt On Copper, 61 x 50 In.
Year	2003
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