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1850-1880
GUSN-23206
Fragment of a weathervane. Consists of iron shaft w/ a slight point at tip and a bottom that fans out into 4 separate pieces. A wooden ball fixed through shaft roughly 1/2 way down. 4 spikes radiating from shaft, each w/ an iron letter at end, indicating a direction.
weathervanes
fragments
iron (metal)
wood (plant material)
Gauge, Wind
Weathervane
Iron
Weathervane
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
59 1/2 x 32 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2947
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