By Ross Bainbridge / Published on May 7th, 2008 / Home & Garden
A weather vane, also known as wind vane or weather cock, is an instrument used to make out the direction of the wind. Weather vanes are usually found on top of buildings and in other open air places like gardens, barns, and garages. Weather vanes are usually made of metal, which makes them very durable. They can be mounted anywhere—in the garden, lawns, or rooftops. They have a classy look and are often made to look like antiques. They can be used even as garden décor rather than just weather vanes on the roof.

Weather vanes have ornamented buildings for thousands of years. They are available in several designs shaped like simple arrows, shapes of animals, birds, humans, crests, exotic figurines, or a combination of some of these. Roosters are the most commonly used designs for weather vanes. They have a very classic look and so they are generally used in movies for country, farm or barn scenes.

Rooster weather vanes can be made of copper, bronze, brass or steel. Rooster weather vanes are also designed in various models, sizes and breeds. Some vanes have additional arrows while in other vanes, the rooster itself indicates direction. Rooster weather vanes are also available in several models, such as deck or fence weather vanes, lawn weather vanes, roof top weather vanes, table top weather vanes, and more.

They are also provided with the other accessories like cupolas, mounting shafts, and roof mount bases. Modern rooster wind vanes are also mounted with an anemometer, a device for measuring the speed of the wind. They may also be connected to a remote reading station. They can be crafted as per requirements in terms of design, size, shape or the material used. Even today, weather vane artists are enjoying the opportunity to create new kinds of rooster weather vane forms in addition to recreating the old forms.




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