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| Brian... |
 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:27 pm |
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Hello
We recently bought an old farm property and it has 2 silos on the
property. One of them has either a weathervane or lightning rod on
top that has "Marietta" written in cursuve. Anyone know how much the
weathervane might be worth?
Thanks.
-Brian |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:35 pm |
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On Jul 4, 6:27 pm, Brian <brian.mccul... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Hello
We recently bought an old farm property and it has 2 silos on the
property. One of them has either a weathervane or lightning rod on
top that has "Marietta" written in cursuve. Anyone know how much the
weathervane might be worth?
Thanks.
-Brian
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Slow down, buddy. Start with the basics. What is it? That's the first
question to answer.
T. |
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| David Nebenzahl... |
| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:41 am |
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On 7/4/2008 5:27 PM Brian spake thus:
Quote: We recently bought an old farm property and it has 2 silos on the
property. One of them has either a weathervane or lightning rod on
top that has "Marietta" written in cursuve. Anyone know how much the
weathervane might be worth?
First off, how about telling us, oh, I don't know, like, WHERE YOU ARE?
You know, just because you may be in the U.S. doesn't mean that other
folks reading this are too.
--
"Wikipedia ... it reminds me ... of dogs barking idiotically through
endless nights. It is so bad that a sort of grandeur creeps into it.
It drags itself out of the dark abyss of pish, and crawls insanely up
the topmost pinnacle of posh. It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and
doodle. It is balder and dash."
- With apologies to H. L. Mencken |
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| Nancy2... |
| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:35 am |
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On Jul 4, 7:27 pm, Brian <brian.mccul... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Hello
We recently bought an old farm property and it has 2 silos on the
property. One of them has either a weathervane or lightning rod on
top that has "Marietta" written in cursuve. Anyone know how much the
weathervane might be worth?
Thanks.
-Brian
That would be "cursive."
What is it made out of? How big is it? Is it in the US or New
Zealand, or where? What's the condition of it? Is it a weathervane
or lightening rod?
Get a local auctioneer out there to look at it from afar, or climb up
there and take it down, and take it around to some people in your area
who might know...auctioneer, antique dealer, local museum, etc., or
post good close-up pictures on a website that is for photos and point
us to it.
In the end, the value is what someone is willing to pay for it, or as
Doug says, "$100."
N. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:41 am |
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On Jul 7, 8:35 am, Nancy2 <nancy-doo... at (no spam) uiowa.edu> wrote:
Quote: On Jul 4, 7:27 pm, Brian <brian.mccul... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Hello
We recently bought an old farm property and it has 2 silos on the
property. One of them has either a weathervane or lightning rod on
top that has "Marietta" written in cursuve. Anyone know how much the
weathervane might be worth?
Thanks.
-Brian
That would be "cursive."
What is it made out of? How big is it? Is it in the US or New
Zealand, or where? What's the condition of it? Is it a weathervane
or lightening rod?
Get a local auctioneer out there to look at it from afar, or climb up
there and take it down, and take it around to some people in your area
who might know...auctioneer, antique dealer, local museum, etc., or
post good close-up pictures on a website that is for photos and point
us to it.
In the end, the value is what someone is willing to pay for it, or as
Doug says, "$100."
N.
Yup. Minus the costs of the appraisal and getting the darned
thing down.,
BUT...I think this is a case where the thing isn't worth as
much when removed, than when left in place. Since the
company built the silos, it'd be like stripping the name
brands off an antique car, and selling those logos separately.
IOW, it'd diminish the entire thing. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:50 am |
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On Jul 4, 6:27 pm, Brian <brian.mccul... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Hello
We recently bought an old farm property and it has 2 silos on the
property. One of them has either a weathervane or lightning rod on
top that has "Marietta" written in cursuve. Anyone know how much the
weathervane might be worth?
Thanks.
-Brian
Brian, think "integrity" before you start dismantling.
Well-maintained "historic" farms are rare, and you don't
want to devalue anything.
Read this:
http://www.horizonview.net/~ihs/IHS/NRHP_Ackley1.html
Also:
http://www.mariettasilos.com/?gclid=CMSh5tKCrpQCFRsbZwodekSLtA
(the company's website)
Since you evidently have a concrete silo, you don't want
to remove a bit of "charm" from it. Your "Marietta"
cursive whatever, helps identify the history of your property.
Please keep things "as is". The little you'll get from it,
isn't worth the trouble and damage to your property. |
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| Nancy2... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:26 am |
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On Jul 7, 9:50 am, ParallelCoo... at (no spam) gmail.com wrote:
Quote: On Jul 4, 6:27 pm, Brian <brian.mccul... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Hello
We recently bought an old farm property and it has 2 silos on the
property. One of them has either a weathervane or lightning rod on
top that has "Marietta" written in cursuve. Anyone know how much the
weathervane might be worth?
Thanks.
-Brian
Brian, think "integrity" before you start dismantling.
Well-maintained "historic" farms are rare, and you don't
want to devalue anything.
Read this:http://www.horizonview.net/~ihs/IHS/NRHP_Ackley1.html
Also:http://www.mariettasilos.com/?gclid=CMSh5tKCrpQCFRsbZwodekSLtA
(the company's website)
Since you evidently have a concrete silo, you don't want
to remove a bit of "charm" from it. Your "Marietta"
cursive whatever, helps identify the history of your property.
Please keep things "as is". The little you'll get from it,
isn't worth the trouble and damage to your property.
I respectfully disagree. Sometimes the logo will bring top dollar at a
swap meet (and the same could be said for a figural weathervane) from
people who do restorations. I doubt anyone will ever buy this silo
just for the weathervane, and they certainly won't move it somewhere
or carry it around with them, and unless it was George Washington's
farm or something like that, it may not have any historic value at
all.
For example, if you have a pile of rusted-through junk that used to be
a car and will never be able to be restored, you might as well part it
out.
The OP didn't say anything about it being a "historic" property. It's
probably just an old farm. Not everything old is "historic" or even
valuable, especially free-standing farm buildings. I don't think
removing a weathervane is ever going to do "damage" to this guy's
property. It's unrealistic to expect that silo with that weathervane
in situ to ever be of any value whatsoever as an "antique."
I say, put an appropriate plaque on the side of the silo saying it's a
"Marietta" silo and do what you will with the weathervane. If you
don't get what you think is a reasonable offer, you can always put it
back up there.
N. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:23 am |
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On Jul 8, 9:26 am, Nancy2 <nancy-doo... at (no spam) uiowa.edu> wrote:
Quote: On Jul 7, 9:50 am, ParallelCoo... at (no spam) gmail.com wrote:
On Jul 4, 6:27 pm, Brian <brian.mccul... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Hello
We recently bought an old farm property and it has 2 silos on the
property. One of them has either a weathervane or lightning rod on
top that has "Marietta" written in cursuve. Anyone know how much the
weathervane might be worth?
Thanks.
-Brian
Brian, think "integrity" before you start dismantling.
Well-maintained "historic" farms are rare, and you don't
want to devalue anything.
Read this:http://www.horizonview.net/~ihs/IHS/NRHP_Ackley1.html
Also:http://www.mariettasilos.com/?gclid=CMSh5tKCrpQCFRsbZwodekSLtA
(the company's website)
Since you evidently have a concrete silo, you don't want
to remove a bit of "charm" from it. Your "Marietta"
cursive whatever, helps identify the history of your property.
Please keep things "as is". The little you'll get from it,
isn't worth the trouble and damage to your property.
I respectfully disagree. Sometimes the logo will bring top dollar at a
swap meet (and the same could be said for a figural weathervane) from
people who do restorations. I doubt anyone will ever buy this silo
just for the weathervane, and they certainly won't move it somewhere
or carry it around with them, and unless it was George Washington's
farm or something like that, it may not have any historic value at
all.
For example, if you have a pile of rusted-through junk that used to be
a car and will never be able to be restored, you might as well part it
out.
The OP didn't say anything about it being a "historic" property. It's
probably just an old farm. Not everything old is "historic" or even
valuable, especially free-standing farm buildings. I don't think
removing a weathervane is ever going to do "damage" to this guy's
property. It's unrealistic to expect that silo with that weathervane
in situ to ever be of any value whatsoever as an "antique."
I say, put an appropriate plaque on the side of the silo saying it's a
"Marietta" silo and do what you will with the weathervane. If you
don't get what you think is a reasonable offer, you can always put it
back up there.
N.-
You're right in the sense of the overall farm, but I like the
idea of keeping some of the little touches that make it
interesting.
I figure the thing's worth only a few hundred at best....
and since it's hard to get to, is it worth the trouble?
(Unless, of course, the OP bought the farm on a sub-
prime mortgage, and in that case, deserves all the
scratch he can get.)
But he'll never know. I think he gave up waiting by
his computer for us all to rush in and answer him
privately.....OR make high-dollar offers (sigh). |
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