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 ...

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 ...