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Posted 9 months ago
chevy59
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Here are my lightning rod balls and weathervane collection that I've been collecting over the years. Most of these weathervanes and lightning rod balls have spent most of their life on top of a roof, most of these date from the civil war to the great depression. I probably have over a hundred balls and weathervanes, most are here in the window but I have others scattered around the house ! Thanks for looking!
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Awesome collection chevy59!!
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Looks like you have two of the same as mine and also in white. Great collection! Mine is posted in my Art Glass Collection
Nice collection chevy!
Wow! I love these!! Something else I'd love to collect...lol...
Thanks everyone for the loves and the comments!
Beautiful collection chevy and I bet you had a hard time findin some of these.
Is the amethyst glass ball (third down under the cow) the same star design as the blue milkglass and white milkglass ones?
Thanks Signaholic for the love, yes they keep getting harding to find and prices keep going up which don't help either.
Yes mustangtony, it's called an amethyst star and moon glass ball, I also have an amber star and moon as well, it's right above the green ball on the bottom, hard to see in pics.
I see the amber glass one too. I had'nt known they made them in all these colors. I got my blue milkglass off an old farm in Northern Indiana. The barn had three blue ones, the house had three white ones, and I got mine from the old mill which they tore down.
Amazing collection chevy!
Thank you walksoftly for love and comment!
Very neat , You always post some of the thing I enjoy. Thanks for sharing these.
Thanks kerry10456 for the love and nice comment!
Your welcome, btw I have three atop my home, still in use, the weather vane one is above the main entrane and two others with Milk glass balls are at each end. If you blow up this links picture(one with the red Honda) you can see one of the ball ones.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/42623-newer-pictures-of-1926-star-car
Really wonderful!!!
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Thanks trukn20 and AR8Jason.
WOW! I love these! I was going to ask about them in my last comment on the Epergne you found. Then I decided to look at other postings of yours and Volla here they are. I have not been so lucky as to have found any of these on my journeys. Beautiful finds. ~(O)-(O)~
Thankyou SomeonesTreasures for the nice comment, Good luck on the hunt for treasures, some of my best picks have been out in the middle of no where!
Thank you timetraveler!
Hey, chevy59, can you do me a favor and look at the insulator pic I have on my page? I'm trying to figure out what it was used for and walksoftly said you might know. Thanks!
I would love to know also Jonima as I have a few cigar shaped ones that are brown ceramic and some cigar shaped ones that are clear glass also
Not only are they beautiful, but I love the way you have them displayed!