As part of a larger effort to rehabilitate the roof and cupola of Old City Hall, Kreilick Conservation, LLC was retained by RAAD Construction Group, LLC in 2016 to restore the weather vane, time ball and finial for this historic structure. Old City Hall, located at the corner of 4th and Chestnut Streets, was designed by David Evans, Jr. and was completed in 1791. It is in a National Historic Landmark District (1956) and is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places (1966).

The weather vane, time ball, and finial were disassembled and transported to Kreilick’s conservation studio for treatment. The weathervane is 86-1/4” long and 21-5/8” top to bottom at the spindle. The finial is 22-1/2” tall, and the time ball is 21.5” in diameter. The frame of the weather vane is iron, the infill panel is sheet copper, and the bearing rings are brass. The finial is sheet copper with a thick brass base. The time ball is sheet copper reinforced with brass at the top and bottom. The weather vane, time ball, and finial were repaired and re-gilded following the removal of deteriorated earlier gilding. Once restored, the weather vane, time ball and finial were returned to the site and reinstalled.