A.B. & W.T. Westervelt Catalog, "Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Copper Weather Vanes, Bannerets, and Finials," 1883

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Artifact Overview

A.B. & W.T. Westervelt manufactured weathervanes in a wide variety of shapes in the last decades of the 1800s. Customers could choose from an assortment of farm animals--horses, cows, pigs, and chickens--and other animals such as dogs, deer, fish, and even lions. The company also produced weathervanes depicting patriotic symbols and others suited for commercial businesses or governmental buildings.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1883

Subject Date

1883

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

57.118.269

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.5 in
Width: 6.75 in