A.B. & W.T. Westervelt Catalog, "Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Copper Weather Vanes, Bannerets, and Finials," 1883
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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.
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
Trade catalog
Date Made
1883
Subject Date
1883
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
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
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