We are having a lot of fun designing weather vanes for sports fans who
want to celebrate their favorite teams.
This line of vanes came about when a customer wanted a fun weather vane for the
roof
overlooking the pool behind his beautiful new home on Long Island. Stuart is a
big baseball fan,
and we sketched out a neat design incorporating the whole shebang -- the ball,
a bat and his team.
(His sweet wife opted for a more elegant look for their streetside view -- our
Keyhole Banner with monogram!)
The copper bat is 4' long, hand formed in full-bodied style (3-D).
This slugger would knock any ball out of the park!
The copper ball is 6" diameter, etched and soldered with "stitching
".
The sports design is hand hammered in swell-bodied style, and turns with the
bat when the wind blows.
24" long: $1,395
30" long: $1,495
36" long: $1,595
48" long: $1,795
This is a simplified version, with a classic arrow topped by the sports design.
24" long: $795
30" long: $895
36" long: $995
48" long: $1,195
And for the baseball purist . . . a simple baseball bat and ball.
24" long: $1,095
30" long: $1,195
36" long: $1,295
48" long: $1,495
The three weather vanes pictured here all evolved from Stuart's original
design.
Later, in reading an old issue of Maine Antique Digest,
we were thrilled to discover an antique weather vane depicting a baseball and
bat!
This antique vane sold at a sports memorabilia auction in NYC in 1998 for
$5750!
The collector called it "the finest piece of baseball folk art" he
had ever seen.
Denninger weather vanes are created one-at-a-time.
We are able to customize our designs to reflect each customer's
individuality.
Each Denninger Weather Vane is an important piece of sculpture
and is handmade, signed and dated by the artist Alfred H. Denninger.
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This style was popular from the 1700's right up to the Victorian era, and is also very striking with contemporary vanes. |
 Diagram A - Headblock only (Old diagram #1) Traditional mounting of a weather vane into the solid headblock of a cupola, tower, turret or gazebo, or into the ridgepole of a roof. This is the "old fashioned" traditional way of mounting a weather
vane. It is still suitable today for smaller vanes up to 36" wide. Our
basic 28 1/2" rod allows for at least 8" - 9" of rod to be
wedged and caulked into a solid headblock or ridgepole, and 16" - 20"
of rod exposed above the apex of roof. |
 Diagram B - Headblock & Brace (Old diagram #4) A preferred traditional mount into the solid headblock of a cupola, tower, turret or gazebo, or into the ridgepole of a roof using a brace for extra strength. Prepare your roof ahead with this headblock and brace system, for an easy and very secure mount. This mount is suitable for any size weather vane. Our basic 28 1/2" brass rod allows for at least 8" - 9"of rod inside the roof, and 16" - 20" of rod exposed above the apex of the roof. A nail is used to pin the rod to the brace. Larger sized vanes will need proportionally heavier and longer rods. |
Copper Weather Vane, Garniture, Transition Piece, Cap or Finial
Via UPS - $45 each - Shipped in the USA (AK & HI extra)
Larger sizes may require UPS OS/2 or OS/3 (at an additional charge)
Largest sizes may require a wooden crate, and item will be sent via Truck
(charges to be determined)
Call for delivery schedule - each item is individually handcrafted for you.
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