CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Honest Abe chops some wood outside a log cabin. A whale hunter jabs away with a harpoon while on the back of his target. Wood, wire and wind combine to set them in motion. They ...

Well, for one thing, we’d have whirligig weather vanes that might stay in one piece for more than a day. I ran outdoors with a pliers and released the rooster’s head. Immediately he resumed his attack ...

Serendipity, the gift of making fortunate discoveries by accident, is a big part of learning about antiques and collectibles. A friend bought an inexpensive, unusual whirligig about 10 years ago. It ...

When a breeze brushes through the field just below Vollis Simpson's machine shop, you can hear the sounds of metal clanging against metal and of Ferris wheel-like contraptions turning. But the ...