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