Perched atop houses and barns, these wind indicators have been in use in America since Colonial times, doubling as personal expressions of an individual's interests or trade. Check out these classic examples of form meets function.
A weathervane in the shape of a quill, a typical writing instrument of the 18th century, may have indicated a writer or statesman in residence. Weathervane spires were usually made of wrought iron.
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