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 ...

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 ...

Each base is related to its whirligig's subject, such a whale bone for the harpooner, a boat propeller for the sailors and a piece of wood from a Kentucky log cabin for the Lincoln figure. Painting ...

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. Subscribe to ...

The Wondrous Whirligig: The Wright Brothers' First Flying Machine by Andrew Glass is a tall tale based on the flying propeller toy Orville and Wilbur received as children. In this humorous story, ...

LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — 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 ...