Old Horse&wagon WeatherVane ....Is a first !

The Seeker · Nov 9, 2006

Old Horse&wagon WeatherVane ....Is a first !

When your new to this Hobby, you start out by detecting your own house. For me I have been living in my present house for 13 years. I have only detected the front yard and the area up to the Blueberry Bushes which are located a short distance behind my house. The rest has never been done.

As I became more comfortable with detecting other places I just never detected the wooded area way to the back of my property.... So after all this time I decided to make my way back there and see what I could come up with. This property goes back to the mid to late 1800’s and was farm country. The owners of my house use to raise Horses and had a nice size Horse barn out back but it was kinda run down , so I removed it when I moved in this place and replaced it with an updated version of a New Garage…….lolol

Now with all that said, I made my way back to the woods and came up with this nice Weathervane and It was a nice surprise.

I have not seen to many of these so finding it was a treat. Now that I cleaned it up, its looks to be in good shape..... it may at one time been on top of the old barn that once stood in back of this old property…! Enjoy.... and Keep on digging!

Dig This · Nov 10, 2006

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gypsyheart said:
That is just one sweet weather vane and would look great on my horse barn...hint hint! ...but really...you need to go back and look for the missing pieces which I am sure are still out there....the NSEW cross peices....Excellent Find John Thanks for sharing!

Great find, Gypsy with the NSEW missing he wont know what direction to start looking....lol

Gypsy Heart · Nov 10, 2006

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Dig This said:
gypsyheart said:

That is just one sweet weather vane and would look great on my horse barn...hint hint! ...but really...you need to go back and look for the missing pieces which I am sure are still out there....the NSEW cross peices....Excellent Find John Thanks for sharing!

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Great find, Gypsy with the NSEW missing he wont know what direction to start looking....lol

Boobydoo · Nov 10, 2006

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Seeker, this is a special find, quite unique
especially since it's in such good shape.
Congrats!! and thanks for sharing it!

Smiles!
BDoo

Shamus · Nov 11, 2006

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They still make weathervanes in that pattern, so you might be able to buy the directionals and hardware for it. I'd fix it up and put it on my house if I was you. Neat find!

http://www.acadiavanes.com/classcountryb.html

pgill · Nov 11, 2006

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John that is an incredible find you have there..... These are nmormally made from a cast steel, and painted so that they do not rust.... Also seen in brass and polished but not as much (people steal brass)

I think that you have detectors in your feet the way you find stuff ::)

God bless
Peter

j.d. in the usa · Nov 11, 2006

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that is really awsome!! i love that! wtg

Bavaria Mike · Nov 11, 2006

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Nice find, looks Amish or just old! Might be something to restore over winter, if you get snowed in. HH, Mike

Gypsy Heart · Nov 11, 2006

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I am thinking that might be Quaker. Were there any Quaker Settlements near you? Still think you need to send it to me...I would hang it up not just keep it in the boxes with your other finds!