SHMM^HBBOi Fiske, J. W. Iron Works, New York Copper Weather Vanes ... d&&-* KfcMK Ft. EX LIBRIS o o THE HENRY FRANCIS DU PONT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/copperweathervanOOjwfi -> COPPER WEATHER VANES Illustrated Catalogue of W. FISKE IRON WORKS J. ESTABLISHED 1858 NEW YORK J. W. FISKE IRON WORKS 78 AND 80 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK Foreword WE are generally recognized as the oldest and most extensive manufacturers of weather vanes in the United States. In our business career of sixty-three years we have accumulated not only a great variety of stock designs, some of which are illustrated in the following pages, but also experience that enables us to prescribe the Fiske standards as those that should be demanded by all purchasers of weather vanes: i . The basic metal should be sheet copper or brass (not a combination of zinc and copper) and mounted on brass tubing. i. Vanes should be gilded with the finest gold leaf so that they will remain bright and not corrode. 3 The letters and balls should be well gilded. . 4. The spire (which is included in the price of each Fiske vane) should be of wrought iron with a hardened steel spindle for the vane to turn upon. 5 . Eagles should be full-bodied with double thick wings. 6. Each vane should be a perfect indicator of the wind. The Fiske line of weather vanes has been unparalleled for a long time and yet new and original designs are being added constantly. We execute orders for vanes of any special design with reason able dispatch. W. Fiske Iron Works J. Established 1858' 78 and 80 Park Place New York City Unlessotherwiseordered, all vanes manufactured by us will be shipped by express Xt. J. W. FISKE IRON WORKS 78 AND 80 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK SILHOUETTE VANES No. 800. Ship Half Moon. Any size to order Cut from heavy copper, mounted complete with letters and ball as shown below; gilded with gold or left in copper to take natural color. 36 inches long $100.00 No. 801. Poultry Vane. Any size to order Cut from heavy copper, gilded with gold or left in copper to take natural color. 48 inches long $75.00