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Codfish Weather Vane

1850

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
Washington, DC, United States

This hand-hammered, gilded codfish from a New England fishing village indicated fair winds or the direction of an approaching storm.

Gift of Eleanor and Mabel Van Alstyne
National Museum of American History,
Behring Center

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  • Title: Codfish Weather Vane
  • Date Created: 1850
Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

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