Historic weathervanes

[jeff of pa]

Depending on condition and materials, many weathervanes command high prices on the secondary market. For instance, a somewhat traditional example of a copper weathervane from the 19th century featuring a cow form sold for more than $10,000. A unique weathervane made of gilded and molded copper in the form of a horse and jockey attributed to the J.W. Fiske firm of New York sold for $24,000 in 2007. And, to show the weathervane market's prowess, in 2006, a rare molded copper Indian chief weathervane measuring 62 inches in height made by the Mott Iron Works of New York, circa 1900, sold for $5,840,000.


http://www.republicanherald.com/news/historic_weathervanes

 

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[kieser sousa/rip]

There was a Large weathervane on one of the buildings here in my hometown.It was an Indian aiming a bow and arrow at the sky modeled after Uncas from the last of the Mohican's.The town sold it for over 200 grand to a collector and had it replaced with a reproduction.Alot of folks were pissed about that...but whadda ya gunna do ? The money was used for upkeep on the building....so they say.

 

[mojjax]

When I was a kid , living in Mass . I remember some thieves got caught stealing them using a helicopter . I just found this article from 1970 .

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877124,00.html