Weather vanes, used for centuries to indicate wind direction, now serve primarily as ornamental and symbolic decorations. Weather vane designs, often crafted from copper or gold-gilded steel, range ...

Al Ferris Jr. grabs a large pair of metal-cutting shears from a corner of his New Milford workshop. “This is a tool I use all the time,” he says. “Tag sale, five bucks. There were two. The other one ...