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How Does A Weathervane Work?

11/24/2021

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Long before doppler radar, dapper weathermen and gimmicky green screens, a simple but brilliant tool ruled the world of weather prediction. For over 2,000 years, the weathervane faithfully indicated direction and helped signal coming storms; though it may be mostly decorative today, it’s still as fun and functional as it was when it was first invented. If you know anything about weathervanes, you probably know that they, quite literally, point out wind direction. What’s not so obvious is how they do it. So, if you’ve ever wondered, “How does a weathervane work?” Valley Forge Cupolas has the answer you’ve been looking for!

The Answer Is Blowin’ In The Wind

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Though a weathervane can have as many as 21 working parts, there are 3 key components integral to understanding the way it works: a rod, directionals, and an arrow.
  •  The rod is the vertical piece that attaches to your roof; it functions as the pivot point for the directionals and the arrow. 
  • The directionals, indicating North, South, East and West, sit stationary on the rod; when the wind starts to blow, the directionals don’t budge. 
  • The arrow is positioned above the directionals. One side of the arrow has a tail fin, the other has a point. When the wind blows, it catches the tail fin and pushes it straight back, swinging the opposite side, the arrow point, in the direction the wind is blowing from. ​
Reading a weathervane is simple. Just watch where the arrow lines up on the directionals. For example, if the arrow is pointing between the S and the E, it’s a Southeasterly wind; if the arrow is pointing toward the N, it’s a North wind. Better get a coat!

How Does A Weathervane Work? See It For Yourself!

Interested in witnessing this ancient weather wonder for yourself? At Valley Forge Cupolas, we offer a stunning selection of weathervanes, both traditional and novel. Though our weathervanes may vary in style and appearance, they all have one thing in common - they’re just as fun and functional as the very first weathervane ever created. So go on, channel your inner meteorologist and give the weather channel a run for its money - choose a weathervane from Valley Forge Cupolas today!  ​
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Our Top Product Picks For A Festive Thanksgiving

11/24/2021

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Family, close friends, pets and passions; inviting lights, fireside warmth and food on the table - these are just a few of life’s gifts to be grateful for. This season, Valley Forge Cupolas has some great suggestions for celebrating the reason for the season, offering a cornucopia of cupolas and products on par with pumpkin pie. So come on over and check out our top product picks for a festive Thanksgiving! ​

The Warmest Welcome

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Nothing makes guests feel more welcome than the inviting glow of a lantern. At Valley Forge Cupolas, we offer a variety of beautiful lanterns, lantern posts and window cupolas to help create the perfect “home sweet home” ambience for your travel-weary friends and family. From the tactful Trenton to the luminous Lincoln, our lanterns and posts are modeled after traditional favorites and cultural classics. So go on, be the light at the end of the tunnel; pick up a handcrafted lantern today! ​

A Few Of Your Favorite Things

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Thanksgiving is about reflecting on the things you love most and celebrating them with gratitude. Why not show the world exactly what you’re thankful for this Thanksgiving season? Our vast selection of wonderful weathervanes will bring your favorite passions and pastimes to life, a constant reminder of what fills your life with meaning. That way, when you’re hampered by holiday stress or weary with work fatigue, all you’ll have to do is look up and remember your favorite things - and then you won’t feel so bad.  ​

Enjoy One Of Our Top Product Picks For A Festive Thanksgiving!

 At Valley Forge Cupolas, we’re thankful for the chance to serve customers every day, giving people like you the gift of beautiful rooftops and enchanting changes to the status quo. Give yourself another reason to be grateful - gobble up our great Thanksgiving stock today! ​
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Modern Weathervane Picks for the Contemporary Home

11/11/2021

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Weathervanes are beautiful accents steeped in a rich history of artistic expression and practical function. With origins dating all the way back to 48 B.C., they’ve gradually shed their utilitarian beginnings to become a time-honored artform gracing homes, barns and churches to this very day. But don’t think for a moment that all weathervanes have to be picturesque roosters or the nostalgic arrows of yore. For those of you interested in something a bit less dated for your chic, modern homes, Valley Forge Cupolas has a stunning selection of modern weathervane picks for the contemporary home.

Our Modern Weathervanes!

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Interested in a funny twist on the barnyard pig trope? Now pigs really can fly with our flying pig weathervane! Crazy about conches and mesmerized by mermaids? One look at our mermaid weathervane and you’ll be humming beloved Disney classics in no time at all! Halloween may have just ended, but if you’re a witchy woman who loves year round spookiness, our witch weathervane is sure to leave you spellbound! These weathervanes are only a brief glimpse of our selection, so hop on over to our novelty weathervanes page for our full gallery!

Always Better With A Cupola!

Cupolas and weathervanes are a match made in heaven, and their histories have been interwoven for hundreds of years. At Valley Forge Cupolas, we firmly believe that the cupola is the natural resting place for weathervanes, and we strongly encourage you to consider buying a cupola. If you’re worried about how a cupola might interfere with a modern aesthetic, don’t be; just check out this post all about modern cupolas. Of course, if you’re not interested right now, all of our weathervanes can be easily mounted directly to your roof; no cupola needed! ​

Get One of Our Modern Weathervane Picks for the Contemporary Home Today!

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Buck the trend of wildlife weathervanes, skip the school of traditional verdigris whales; Valley Forge Cupolas has some truly unique, unorthodox weathervanes for your modern sensibilities. From twirling wine bottles pouring into revolving glasses to polished motorcycles and baseball players, we’ve got it all. So pick up a weathervane today, and remember: whether it’s vain or whether it’s not, our weathervanes will hit the spot!
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Explore Our Cupola Designs For Houses

11/11/2021

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At Valley Forge Cupolas, we’re absolutely crazy about cupolas! We believe wholeheartedly that they make wonderful additions to any of your favorite structures. They make barns more beautiful, garages more gorgeous, and sheds more shapely; but we’re especially fond of the way a cupola can transform a home. So today we’ll feature a few cupola designs for houses to show you just how much a cupola can reinvigorate your roofline and improve your property! ​

The Windowed Wonder

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Both our featured picture and the picture above showcase the beauty of our most popular window cupola, the CNC window cupola. By day, it accentuates the charming slope of the featured picture’s home; by night it casts a warm, glowing light to welcome visitors and spread an inviting cheer to all who behold it. A window cupola provides stylistic continuity for houses with many windows, and can even be used as an additional interior natural light source. ​

The Louver Maneuver ​

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Louvered cupolas are the beloved staples of barns and farmhouses; they can add a charming rustic aesthetic to even the most modern homes, and provide plenty of personality to wow your friends and family. Above, you can see how this 36” louvered cupola perfectly accents the garage bay of this home. Below, in the multi-paneled picture, you can glimpse some of our statelier louvered cupolas, and how wonderfully they accentuate their rooflines. In addition to appearances, louvered cupolas also provide the practical benefit of ventilation for garages and attics, improving airflow and discouraging dampness, mildew and rot.
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Pathways to Personality

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Not only do cupolas spruce up your roofline, they also open the door to a world of customization and personality. Finials, arrows and weathervanes are a great way to express your favorite passions and pastimes, and they’re at their best when perched on top of a cupola. Featured above are some of our beautiful weathervanes, which come in a variety of sizes and finishes. These pictures give examples of some of our stunning wildlife weathervanes, but we also have plenty of options for hobbyists and traditionalists alike!  ​

We Can Help You Find Cupola Designs For Houses!

If you’re eager to find the perfect cupola fit for your own unique situation, Valley Forge Cupolas is here to help! We specialize in cupola matchmaking, and take pride in our ability to choose and customize cupolas that embellish the housing design choices of our customers. We welcome you to make a choice that will improve your home and give you some joy on your stroll from the car to the front door; trust Valley Forge Cupolas to find the perfect cupola design for your house!
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