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PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 5:08 am    Post subject: Pontiac dealership weather vane Reply with quote

Can anyone share the history of the Pontiac weather vane with me?
I've seen these on eBay and in an antique store, but I've never seen one on a dealership, does anyone have any old photos of one in service? Anyone know what years they were offered?
Thank you for any help or advice on researching this unusual Pontiac artifact.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 7:32 pm    Post subject: Pontiac Weathervane Reply with quote

I doubt these actually ever saw duty on top of buildings. As I have heard, they were used as display items, mounted on a pipe with a stand for placing on sidewalks and around the dealerships to draw attention.

If you do a search, there are quite a few around, and dates range from the '30s to the '50s. From all the pictures I see, the Indian head never changed. That's kind of odd as it got stylized over the years in many different applications.

I am surprised to see the prices being asked for these. They run from a couple to several hundred dollars. An enameled one sold at an auction for $4000, even though the estimated price range was $800-1000. Guess there was a feeding frenzy!.

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