| A weather vane is a tool that is used to | | | | herons, pelicans, doves, quail, cows, white |
| identify the direction of the wind. Weather | | | | horses, bulls, foxes, pigs, golden |
| vanes are usually found on top of buildings | | | | retrievers, cats and mice, deer, moose, elks, |
| and in other open air places like gardens, | | | | dolphins, whales, bass, sailfish, sailboats, |
| lawns, barns, garages, and more. There are | | | | mermaids, lighthouses, angels, pine trees, |
| three types of metal weather vanes: wrought | | | | locomotives, planes, biplanes, low wing |
| iron, cast iron and steel. Wrought iron | | | | planes, moons, suns, stars, arrows, banners, |
| weather vanes are heavy weight, which makes | | | | flags, golfers, firemen, lamplighters, |
| them very durable. They are very functional | | | | handsaws, and more. |
| and also look good. They can be mounted | | | | |
| anywhere-in the garden, lawn, rooftops, and | | | | Wrought iron weather vanes are also available |
| more. Often designed to look like antiques, | | | | in several models such as deck or fence |
| they can be used as garden décor rather | | | | weather vanes, lawn weather vanes, roof top |
| than just weather vanes on the roof. They are | | | | weather vanes, table top weather vanes, and |
| generally given a black coated finish. | | | | more. They are also provided with the |
| | | | necessary accessories and hardware like |
| Weather vanes or wind vanes are one of the | | | | cupolas, mounting shafts, roof mount bases, |
| oldest tools used by man to measure wind | | | | spindles, directionals, brackets, and stands. |
| direction. They have ornamented buildings for | | | | Modern copper wind vanes are also mounted |
| thousands of years. Wrought iron weather | | | | with an anemometer, a device for measuring |
| vanes are just as popular as copper weather | | | | the speed of the wind. They may also be |
| vanes for their practicality as well as for | | | | connected to a remote reading station. Modern |
| their beauty. They are available in several | | | | weather vanes are rust free and maintenance |
| designs, such as simple arrows, shapes of | | | | free. Even today, weather vane artists are |
| animals, birds, humans, crests, exotic | | | | enjoying the opportunity to create new kinds |
| figurines, or any combination of these. The | | | | of wrought iron weather vane forms in |
| most common shapes are roosters, Eagles, | | | | addition to recreating more traditional |
| attack Eagles, ascending geese, ducks, blue | | | | antique ones. |