A modified Model T Weathervane, New London, NH - Weathervane Wednesday

 This weathervane was photographed INSIDE the Ice House Museum in New London, New Hampshire. 

This very detailed and fascinating weathervane was made especially for the Ice House Museum in New London, New Hampshire.  This little museum was started by Bill Kidder, who was born in 1912 in New London.  He bought the Ice House building, near his family's service garage to store his collection of Model T automobiles.  His collection grew, and so did the number of buildings on his property. Bill died in 2005, but had worked with his family to establish the Ice House museum to share his collection with the public.  

Now the museum has many buildings, and cars (mostly old Fords and Model T's), bicycles, fire engines, and household antiques.  All the vehicles are operational, and registered in the state of New Hampshire, so they can be used in local parades and to give visitors rides.  I had the chance to ride in a 1932 station way during my visit to the Ice House in July (see below!). 

This weathervane is a replica of a Ford Model T that had been modified and souped up to resemble a race car.  The modified Model T is next to the weathervane inside the museum. If you are interested in antique cars, especially the Model T, this little museum would be a great day trip for you! 

Here I am in the backseat of the 1932 station wagon. 
It was used by a local New London hotel to retrieve guests
from the railroad station back in the day! 

For the truly curious:

Ice House Museum, New London, New Hampshire:  https://www.wfkicehouse.org/  

Facebook page for the Ice House Museum:    https://www.facebook.com/theicehousemuseum/ 

A video from WMUR "Chronicle" TV show of a visit to the Ice House Museum:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GNNyYW5lo8

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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "A modified Model T Weathervane, New London, NH - Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted August 21, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-modified-model-t-weathervane-new.html: accessed [access date]).