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