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Read this interesting article on actually how many kinds of weathervane oaments were created. Sometimes the term "arrow" and the term "scroll" are interchangeable. These weathervanes can display many different kinds of oaments as well. There are many different kinds of weathervanes which were created many, many years ago.There are many different types of weathervane oaments. After 1900, the silhouette weathervane became very popular again, and often displayed fables, sporting events or themes.

BANNER AND BANNERET WEATHERVANE ORNAMENTS- These oaments are derived from medieval pennants and flags, the basic parts of this particular oament are the points in front and a flat area in the back. This type of vane can also be formed freehand.

SWELL-BODIED WEATHERVANE ORNAMENTS- This is the weathervane oament which is most closely associated with the American weather vane makers. Though the terms "banner" and "banneret" also seem to be interchangeable, a banner usually has an area large enough for a date or monogram to be pierced (cut out) or applied to the oament, while a banneret has an area which might be large but is mainly decorative.. In Europe, businesses and guilds would display their specialty using this type of vane oament. The molds are then trimmed and soldered together into a hollow form which is a few inches thick. This depends on the type of fletching, whether there is a point on it and what type of point it is, how intricate the details are, and whether the design contains any actual wrought scrolls.

ARROW AND SCROLL WEATHERVANE ORNAMENTS- These oaments are a basic arrow oament, a point and fletching attached to a horizontal tube.

SILHOUETTE WEATHERVANE ORNAMENTS- This style oament has also been in use for many, many years. Molds are created from hammered copper for these oaments.

FULL-BODIED WEATHERVANE ORNAMENTS- These oaments are a 3-dimensional representation of a particular subject. In the old and new worlds, many farmers would carve a simple figure into a piece of wood and use this as a wind indicator on their bas. A weathervane is an instrument to determine the winds direction.

A weathervane is a historic outdoor home accessory which embellishes rooftops all over the world