Weathervane sells for $1.2 million at New Hampshire auction
Published August 13th, 2006
A copper weathervane that sat atop the Woonsocket train depot for nearly a century was sold at a New Hampshire auction for $1.2 million.
It is believed to be a record price for an American weathervane.
The sculpture, done in the shape of a locomotive, is five feet long and 17 inches high and topped the train depot from 1882 to 1971.
An unidentified bidder paid $1.2 million for the weathervane at an auction last week in Manchester, N.H.
“We knew the demand would be pushed to the ceiling,” said James Horan, office manager for Northeast Auctions, a company based in Portsmouth, N.H., that ran the auction. “We thought $500,000 to $700,000. You just don’t find this kind of thing.”
The weathervane was removed from the building in 1971 after the depot was sold.
