Weathervanes have been looked up to for hundreds of years. Popular in Europe, weathervanes were valued for their function as much as their design. Farmers, seafarers, and others would watch the weathervane to get their weather forecast by paying close attention to changes in the wind- an indicator of bad or good weather. It was these Europeans that brought the weathervane tradition to America. Weathervanes quickly became popular in the Colonies for the same reasons they had been in Europe- they were a beautiful piece of functional art. Today, Dalvento offers you this hand-crafted fully-functional weathervane. Yes, it will still tell you if the wind is changing direction and will look great doing so. Yes, theyll still tell you if the wind is changing direction (beware sailors and farmers!) and they look great doing so.