Posted 14 years ago
officialfuel
(673 items)
I've been collecting these for years and thought they would look nice displayed all together. It seems like everywhere you look they tear down the old barns and put up the new pole barns and don't bother replacing the lightning rods, balls and weathervanes. Some people come over to the house and have never seen anything like this before. As of November 30, 2011 I've posted three new pictures because of some more new items added to the collection. There are 60 balls, 18 weathervanes, two white teardrop pendants and fourteen rods. There is also a directional weathervane (north,south,east,west) out of the 1800's and an acorn topper also from the 1800's. There are several weathervanes from that time period too. Some of the balls and weathervanes your looking at are rare and hard to find. Some colors are more desirable than others, just as some of the balls are more desirable to the collector than others. Hope you enjoy this collection as much as I do.
Michael
Absolutely gorgeous, I love them!
You are so sweet, thank you.
Thank you lisa.
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Awesome collection! I am so jealous.
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I USED TO SHOOT AT THESE WITH MY BB GUN. LOL.
Thank you MooreAntique, No telling how many hundreds and hundreds were shot out with bb-guns and rifles.
I have never seen anything like them before. I wonder if it's a regional thing? I don't recall ever seeing any here in the deep south.... not even out in the country where my husband is from. They are really pretty!
Thank you tikiray for your comment, glad you like.
Ya I don't recall seeing'em eather good thing too I probably would of taken a few out w/ my BB gun aswell.They probably were all around me thou I grewup in the middle of a bunch of farms.The regional thing is interesting,there ya go MJ something else to research!
Thank you straightleg for your comment and I'm going to do a little research on the regional comment.
Love, Love, LOVE!
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Thank you AR8Jason!
Way cool display of a super collection.
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These are Out-a-Site!
Thank you C.I.A.Man for the awesome comment! Have a great weekend!
Your display is put together so nicely,it's just beautiful and I love the colors of the glass balls on the rods.You are so creative!!!
Thank you Dottie for showing some love on the glass balls and rods! I've added a few more so I need to take some new pictures and post.
Thank you shughs and Mavericklane!
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Everytime I come across your weathervane/lightning rod collection I fall in love all over again!!
Thank you Esther110 so much for the love on the lightning rod collection and the very nice comment! :-)
What a constant delight they must be for you
Thank you Mavericklane, ThriftStoreAddict and Mcgarrett50 for stopping by and giving these old weathervanes and lightning rods and globes some love, also thank you ThriftStoreAddict for leaving that sweet comment!! :-)
I've added a few more items to the collection if you care to see, thank you!
Thank you ThriftyGypsy!
Great collection o.f.. I think the person who said these are a regional item was correct. Our farm had several very old barns,but nothing like these beauties on it! Just a copper rod with a heavy copper cable to the ground,although maybe some-one had already shot them out! Great collection!
Thank you pickrknows for stopping by and commenting and showing some love! Have a great afternoon!!
Thank you scandinavian_pieces for the love and the awsesome compliment! Have a great evening!! :-)
Thank you potrero for stopping by and showing some love! Please forgive me for not thanking you months again! Going back and making sure I thanked everyone and I see you were missed, again my apology! :-)
You are a diversified collector officialfuel. I'm sorry I missed this one. I was just waiting to commemt on the updated version...lol. Very nice assortment of these lightening rods. The colors and shapes are truely amazing. I'm curious to learn why some of the rods have more globes than others. Did this have something to do with greater lightening protection? Your feedback is appreciated. Two thumbs up!!...and back to the front page. Don't miss this one Collector Weekly friends.
There is a farm house with a couple of barns I pass frequently while doing deliveries that has 10(yes I counted them) lightening rods total.They all have matching light blue balls on them.Pretty cool ! You're collection is very impressive official(as always) !!!
Thank you MMM for stopping by and showing some love on the collection! If your out and look on top of the barns or older houses they would only have one ball or globe on the rod, it was for decoration only. There is a copper wire that is attached to the rod and it runs down the side of the building and is attached to a steel rod in the ground. That way if lighting strikes it is grounded. I have stack several globes or balls on top of each other just to show off the different sizes and shapes and colors. The rods and stands are different lengths and sizes, thats why some rods have more or less on them than others. There are also weathervanes on the rods. Just trying to save some history from being destroyed or thrown away. Hope I have answered your question and again thanks for the love and the awesome compliment!
Thank you ThriftStoreAddict, hotkitties and stepback_antiques for stopping by and showing some love!
Thank you Hedgewalker for showing some love and the nice compliment! I'm glad you notice the lightning rods and the 10 blue balls on top of the barn, good eye! Have a great evening!! :-)
Explanation well taken officialfuel. Thank you! You just decreased my texting and increased my sightseeing :-) Have a great evening!
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I love your lightning rod baby!
Thank you chrissylovescats for the love and the compliment!
Thank you mnglass!
Michael
That is a fantastic collection. I told my wife I found something else I wanted to start collecting more of... I have only a few now.... she just shook her head and said who is going to clean it .. lol.. Love it.
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Michael
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Michael
you give new meaning to the word 'attractive'!
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Michael
me too!
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Michael
really nice michael,.. any thing by Ben Franklin ..? https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/ben-franklins-best-inventions-and-innovations-2