(rshsdepot) Woonsocket Depot Weathervane

["JIMBEAR" <ribear_@_cox.net>]

Just in case some of you haven't heard, the copper weathervane that
stood atop the Providence & Worcester Railroad Depot in downtown 
Woonsocket, RI from 1882 to 1971 was recently sold at auction for
$1,216,000. That's the current world record for a weathervane. This
is the second that it's held the title. When it was originally auctioned in
1987, it fetched $203,500. You've got to admit that it would make a 
fine addition to anyone's train room.  BTW, after the original vane was
removed from the depot building, a replica was commissioned by the 
new owners. The replica was so good that it got stolen !!! 

http://antiquesandthearts.com/AW-2006-08-08-08-38-37p1
http://www.antiquesandthearts.com/AW-2006-08-15-09-29-55p1
http://www.projo.com/ri/woonsocket/content/projo_20060812_novane12.1ed986c.html
NOTE : ProJo articles more than a few days old are usually not available 
to non-subscribers. If anyone is interested, I can post the full text. 

The station itself was written up here about 4 years ago :
http://www.railfan.net/lists/rshsdepot-digest/200209/msg00018.html
http://www.woonsocket.org/rxr.htm

Jim.
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