The figure of 26th U.S. president is holding a red counterbalance vane that turns the bike with the wind. Whirligigs were invented centuries ago. They are both toys and tools, indicators of wind ...

Whirligigs were invented centuries ago. They are both toys and tools, indicators of wind direction and the weather. Sources disagree on where the first were made; it was probably in China about 400 ...

A political whirligig was sold by Garth's Auctions in Ohio a few years ago. It is a figure of President Theodore Roosevelt with a top hat and monocle riding on a penny farthing cycle. Roosevelt served ...

When Vollis Simpson began constructing his mammoth whirligigs out of spare machine parts, old paint and highway signs, he did not set out to create an artistic legacy. But the 30 giant kinetic ...

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 ...

WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) — The 18th annual Whirligig Festival is coming to downtown Wilson on Saturday and Sunday. The festival, which occurs annually during the first full weekend in November, is an ...

Weary of all the whirligigs? So is every other parent. Simplify your kid’s space with classic handmade toys that counteract the screen time juggernaut. Take this wooden camera, for example. You could ...

WILSON – Final preparations are underway for the 18 th annual North Carolina Whirligig Festival which will take place on November 5 th and 6 th in Historic Downtown Wilson. The festival, which occurs ...