If you live in what we rural folks affectionately call the sticks, you've probably come across a rusted-up weathervane atop a barn once or twice. Antique weathervanes represent an often overlooked ...

Look up for some signs of history or whimsy, in particular when the wind blows.Weather vanes have been around for two thousand years, telling sailors and farmers the direction of the wind. Now they ...

Introduction: A history of weathervanes -- Part I -- Art and History -- Chapter 1 -- American weathervanes as art -- Chapter 2 -- Shem Drowne and the invention of the American weathervane -- Gallery 1 ...

The weather vane has a central mast with four legs pointing in the four directions. There is a large globe on top with another mast through it, attaching to a smaller globe. A model of a schooner ...

Weather vanes, used for centuries to indicate wind direction, now serve primarily as ornamental and symbolic decorations. Weather vane designs, often crafted from copper or gold-gilded steel, range ...