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Windmill Weights

19thc Rochester Iron Works Windmill Weight Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Rocherst NY Windmill weight in original white painted surface. the form is the very best and
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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Antiquities

Materials

Iron

19thc Original Painted Horse Windmill Weight on Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing Fisk made original painted heavy iron windmill weight is in fine condition.It has been
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Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

19thc Cast iron Bull Windmill Weight W/Custom Made Cast Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
company was renamed Fairbury Windmill Company. Company ceased production in 1961. This windmill weight
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

19thc Cast iron Bull Windmill Weight W/Custom Made Cast Iron Base
19thc Cast iron Bull Windmill Weight W/Custom Made Cast Iron Base
$2,995 Sale Price
22% Off
H 18.5 in W 24 in D 5 in
Vintage 925 Sterling Silver Delft Dutch Windmill Floral Brooch Pin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
windmill design adorned with floral accents. Additionally, it depicts a serene landscape scene featuring a
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Vintage 1970s European Art Deco Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver

Recent Sales

Big Cow Windmill Weight
Located in Pasadena, CA
Gorgeous patina on this double sided iron windmill weight. Mounted on a proportionately correct
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Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Big Cow Windmill Weight
Big Cow Windmill Weight
H 19 in W 25 in D 10 in
Cast Iron Mogul Rooster Windmill Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mogul rooster windmill weight made by the Elgin Wind Power and Pump Company, Elgin, Illinois.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Israeli Silver Windmill Spice Box, dated circa 1960
Located in London, GB
Israeli Silver windmill spice box, dated circa 1960 Beautifully modelled as a windmill. Nice
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Vintage 1960s European Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Iron Horse Windmill Weight
Located in Manhasset, NY
Spectacular 19th century folk art original paint decorated stallion windmill weight. This weight
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Antique 19th Century American Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

19th Century Iron Horse Windmill Weight
19th Century Iron Horse Windmill Weight
H 18 in W 17.25 in D 4.5 in
Folky 19thc Original Painted Horse Windmill Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE ORIGINAL PAINTED IRON WINDMILL WEIGHT ON A WOOD PLANK STAND. THIS
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Iron

19th Century Painted Cast Iron Rooster Windmill Weight
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century painted cast iron rooster windmill weight Rare antique windmill weight. Ample
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

Fabulous Cast Iron Windmill Weight Horse Sculpture
By Dempster Mill Manufacturing 1
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful found object bobtail horse made of weathered cast iron, once a windmill weight from Maine
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

19th Century Iron Works Horse Windmill Weight
By Rochester N.Y Iron Works Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fantastic example of great folk art ! This cast iron horse windmill weight is on a custom
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Antique 19th Century American More Folk Art

19th C Horse Windmill Weight from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 19th C Horse windmill weight. Found in New England. Cast iron body with a nice stripped
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

RARE EAGLE WINDMILL WEIGHT, 1ST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY
Located in York County, PA
This wonderful casting, with details front and back, is documented in “Windmill Weights” by Simpson
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

19thc Iron Horse Windmill Weight In Original Surface W/ Iron Mount
By Rochester N.Y Iron Works Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19thc horse windmill weight in wonderful untouched surface .This horse has the finest
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Antique 19th Century American More Folk Art

19thc Original Black & White Painted Iron Windmill Weightw/stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL & FOLKY ORIGINAL PAINTED 19THC HORSE WINDMILL WEIGHT ON IRON STAND.WONDERFUL FORM AND
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Antique 19th Century American Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Rooster
Located in Montreal, QC
Cast iron ornament (formerly a windmill weight) as rooster on wooden base.
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Antique 19th Century Canadian Garden Ornaments

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Rooster
Cast Iron Rooster
H 22 in W 17 in D 6 in
14K Yellow Gold Windmill Charm
Located in Washington Depot, CT
with the blades being able to move like a real windmill! Size: 16.5mm X 9mm Weight: 1.4 dwt / 2.2 gr
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20th Century Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Yellow Gold

White Horse Victorian Windmill Weight
By Dempster Mill Manufacturing 1
Located in Southampton, NY
White horse Victorian windmill weight. Cast iron by Dempster Mill, MFG Beatrice, Nebraska.  
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Windmill Weight Painted Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century cast iron windmill weight painted horse Measures: 17.5" wide x 12" high at the tail
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

Rare Antique Elgin Cast Iron Rooster Windmill Weight
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This rooster form weight was for a 10 foot wheel and was used as a counter balance on the windmill
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Scarce Late 19th Century Dempster Iron Horse Painted Windmill Weight
Located in Milford, NH
A fine scarce example of a red painted iron short tail horse form windmill weight, American, dating
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Antique Late 19th Century American Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

1920s Original Cast Iron Horse Windmill Weight with Bob-Tail and Original Base
Located in New York, NY
1920s antique cast iron horse windmill weight from the Midwest. Still mounted on the original cast
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Vintage 1920s American Primitive Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Original Cast Iron Horse Windmill Weight with Bob-Tail and Original Base, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
1920s antique cast iron horse windmill weight from the Midwest still with it's original paint
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Vintage 1920s American Primitive Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1910s Large White Cow Cast Iron Windmill Weight by Fairbury Windmill Company
Located in New York, NY
Heavy 1910s antique cast iron cow windmill counterbalance weight painted white. Mounted on the
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Vintage 1910s American Primitive Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1910s Large Red Cow Cast Iron Windmill Weight by Fairbury Windmill Company
Located in New York, NY
Heavy 1910s antique cast iron cow windmill counterbalance weight painted red. This may be the
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Vintage 1910s American Industrial Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Cast iron Horse Wind Mil Weight on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original cast iron horse windmill weight with custom cast iron mount.This is made by the New
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Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Cast iron Horse Wind Mil Weight on Stand
Cast iron Horse Wind Mil Weight on Stand
H 17.25 in W 5.5 in D 17.5 in
Windmill Weight
Located in San Francisco, CA
A great looking cast iron windmill weight made in America early in the 20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

Horse Windmill Weight
Located in Pasadena, CA
Cast iron windmill weight. Mounted on recent stand for table top use.
Category

Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Horse Windmill Weight
Horse Windmill Weight
H 17 in W 17 in D 0.5 in
Rooster Windmill Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elgin Co. Mogul rooster windmill weight. Intricately decorated three dimensional barnyard bird is
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Antique 19th Century American More Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Longtail Horse Windmill Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Cast iron longtail horse windmill weight with significant remnants of old orange paint over rusted
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Primitives

Materials

Iron

Longtail Horse Windmill Weight
Longtail Horse Windmill Weight
H 16.5 in W 17 in D 4 in
Rooster Windmill Weight
By Elgin Windpower and Pump Company, Elgin, Illinois
Located in Sheffield, MA
support rod. Pictured in "Windmill Weights" by Milt Simpson in Associationn with the Museum of American
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Rooster Windmill Weight
Rooster Windmill Weight
H 15.75 in W 16.75 in D 3.5 in
Early Squirrel Windmill Weight
Located in San Francisco, CA
An incredible early 20th century cast iron windmill weight in the form of a squirrel.
Category

Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Early Squirrel Windmill Weight
Early Squirrel Windmill Weight
H 17.5 in W 13.5 in D 3.25 in
CRESCENT MOON WINDMILL WEIGHT
Located in Essex, MA
Crescent moon iron windmill weight in cast iron, mounted on a black painted metal stand. Very solid
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

CRESCENT MOON WINDMILL WEIGHT
CRESCENT MOON WINDMILL WEIGHT
H 12.75 in W 6.25 in D 2.5 in
Rainbow Tail Windmill Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 cast iron windmill weight in the rainbow tail form showing remnants of old white paint
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Rainbow Tail Windmill Weight
Rainbow Tail Windmill Weight
H 17 in W 15 in D 2 in
Longtail Horse Windmill Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 cast iron windmill weight in the longtail horse form made by Dempster, on a double
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Longtail Horse Windmill Weight
Longtail Horse Windmill Weight
H 18.5 in W 17 in D 2.25 in
Fairbury Bull Windmill Weight
Located in Sheffield, MA
Windmill weights were often given by the manufacturer as a gift to the farmer who purchased a
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Fairbury Bull Windmill Weight
Fairbury Bull Windmill Weight
H 18 in W 24.5 in D 9 in
Cast Iron Star Windmill Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 cast iron raised five pointed star windmill weight, made by Flint and Walling
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Bull Windmill Weight, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast iron windmill weight in the bull without the stamped 'Boss' form, all on the original base, as
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Antique Early 1900s Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Bull Windmill Weight, circa 1900
Cast Iron Bull Windmill Weight, circa 1900
H 12.75 in W 13.75 in D 4 in
Rooster Windmill Weight
Located in New York, NY
Windmills with iron counter weights on the tail were once common sights in the mid west. Iron
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20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Concrete Football Windmill Weight
Located in North Beninngton, VT
windmill. Mounted on a black painted stand.
Category

20th Century American More Folk Art

Materials

Concrete, Iron, Steel

Concrete Football Windmill Weight
Concrete Football Windmill Weight
H 14 in W 18 in D 9 in
Cast Iron Heart Windmill Weight
Located in New York, NY
The cast iron heart wight would have been attached to the tail of a large farm windmill as a
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Heart Windmill Weight
Cast Iron Heart Windmill Weight
H 10 in W 9 in D 2 in
Cast Iron Bull Windmill Weight
Located in North Egremont, MA
Flat iron bull windmill weight, probably Fairbury, Nebraska. mounted on pine. great original
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Cast Iron Bull Windmill Weight
Cast Iron Bull Windmill Weight
H 23 in W 24 in D 6 in

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Windmill Weights For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of windmill weights available for sale. Each of these unique windmill weights was constructed with extraordinary care, often using iron, metal and paint. Windmill weights have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of windmill weights to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Industrial and Victorian windmill weights are of considerable interest. Windmill weights have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Dempster Mill Manufacturing are consistently popular.

How Much are Windmill Weights?

Windmill weights can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,350, while the lowest priced sells for $669 and the highest can go for as much as $7,500.