1 THREE BLUEBILLS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company. Two drakes from Pt. Pleasant, N.J., in good original paint with some in-use wear. Both structurally good. Both with crisp brands. Cranmer model also branded "FSM." Hen from Quogue, N.Y. in old working paint.     300-400  Two Shown

2 THREE CANVASBACKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company. Good original paint with minor wear to all three. Repair to underside of one drake's bill. All with full bottom keels and weights.  300-500    Two Shown

3 TWO BLACK DUCKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company. The first is Old Saybrook, Ct., in very good original paint and condition. Cork construction. Minor rubs. Bottom board and full keel. The second is also from Old Saybrook, Ct., in excellent original paint, probably by Richard and Marian Harris. Full bottom board and keel. 400-600   

4 TWO MALLARD DRAKES by the Wildfowler Decoy Company. The first is from Old Saybrook, Ct., in good original paint. Cork construction with minor loss to tail. Full bottom board and keel. Crisp brand. The second is from Pt. Pleasant, N.J., in very good original paint with some flaking to back of head. Never rigged. Preserved by a light coat of varnish. 300-400 

5 SEAGULL by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Quogue, N.Y. Very good original paint showing some minor rubs. Structurally very good. Hollow carved, full keel. 200-300

6 SEAGULL by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Together with a LOON by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near mint original paint and unused condition. Both with crisp brands. Loon is by Neil Schlosser. 300-500

7 OVERSIZED PAIR OF MALLARDS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Excellent original paint with very minor wear. Structurally sound, hollow carved with full keel and bottom weights. Crisp brands with notation: “From my personal rig. 1971.

Charles R. Birdsall."  600-900   

8 OVERSIZED BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Very good original paint showing very minor scuffs. Structurally sound condition. Hollow carved with full keel. Very crisp brand. Also branded "FSM" twice on bottom. 300-500

9 SNOW GOOSE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Good original paint with possible touchup. Structurally good with some loss to tail area and bottom edges. Balsa construction with full keel. Retains partial brand on bottom. 500-700

11 STICK-UP BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Excellent original paint with minor rubs. Structurally sound condition. Feeding pose. Balsa body with pine head. For a nearly identical example, see “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pg. 94. 400-600

12 CANADA GOOSE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Very good original paint with minor rubs. Solid, laminated body showing minor seam separation. Swimming Shourds model with sharp brand on bottom. An unusual Bohemia decoy. 200-300

13 TWO BRANT by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Both solid carved. Both with crisp brands. For a similar example, see “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pg. 143.  200-400  

14 TWO BRANT by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Excellent original paint and unused structural condition. Both solid carved. Both with crisp brands. For a similar example, see “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pg. 143.  200-400

15 TWO HOODED MERGANSERS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Both structurally sound with crisp brands. Drake signed Neil Schlosser and the hen is signed by Janice Lynn Mung. 300-400

16 PAIR OF BLUEBILLS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Both with crisp brands. The hen signed Neil Schlosser, the drake signed Deborah Young. 300-500

17 PAIR OF GREEN WING TEAL by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Structurally sound. Both with crisp brands. Both signed by Liz Gabrell. 300-400

18 HEN AND DRAKE MALLARDS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Both near-mint original paint and condition. Both structurally sound. The drake with hairline check across back. Both with crisp brands. The drake is by Nancy Oddo, the hen is by Deborah Young. For a similar example see “Wildfowler Decoys,    pg. 141.  300-400

19 TWO PINTAIL DRAKES by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. The first is a Ward style in excellent original paint. Structurally sound with crisp brand. Signed Janet Lynn Mung. The second has elaborate feather work and near-mint paint. Structurally sound. Crisp brand. Signed by Neil Schlosser. 300-500    

20 TWO GOLDENEYE DRAKES by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Both in near-mint original paint and unused condition. Both with crisp brands. The first signed Liz Gabrell, the second signed Janice Lynn Murray. 300-500

21 CANADA GOOSE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and condition. Crisp brand. Signed Janice Lynn Mung. Together with a CANVASBACK DRAKE, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Signed Janice Lynn Mung. 300-400

22 BLUEBILL DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Babylon, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Crisp brand. Together with a half-size LOON, Wildfowler, from Babylon, N.Y. Decorative model. Crisp brand. Both in excellent condition.    300-400

23 MALLARD DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Structurally sound with a crisp brand. Signed Janice Lynn Mung.  200-300

24 BLACK DUCK HEN attributed to the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Excellent original paint with minor scuffs. Structurally very good. Solid construction with an unpainted bottom. See "Factory Decoys" by K. Trayer, pg. 141, G, for a similar example. 100-200

25 BRANT attributed to the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Hollow Shourds model with artist paint in very good condition. Structurally sound in unrigged condition. 100-200

26 PAIR OF BUFFLEHEADS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Both structurally sound, in a low-head position. Both with crisp brands. Both signed Liz Gabrell, 1990. 300-400

27 BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Very good original paint showing some minor crazing to rear underside and breast. Relief-carved wing detail. Structurally very good with full bottom keel. Together with a BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE

by Art Birdsall, Jr., Pt. Pleasant, N.J., in excellent original paint and condition.  200-300  

28 PAIR OF CANVASBACKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Bohemia, N.Y. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Both with crisp brands. The drake signed Nancy Oddo, the hen is signed by Neil Schlosser. See “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pg. 141. 300-500

29 THREE ONE-QUARTER SIZE DECOYS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company. The first is a MALLARD DRAKE, near-mint paint and condition. Babylon, N.Y. The second is a MALLARD DRAKE in near-mint condition. Possibly Quogue, N.Y. The third is a CANADA GOOSE, Pt. Pleasant, N.J., with a repair to a crack in bill. 300-500

30 ONE-QUARTER SIZE SWAN by Charles R. Birdsall, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Excellent original paint and sound structural condition. Signed "Charles Birdsall" on bottom. Together with an oversized BOB-WHITE QUAIL by Tom Taber. Elaborate carving and original feather painting and staining. Mounted on a carved oak leaf base. 200-300  

31 RARE WOODCOCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Near-mint original paint and condition. Mounted on a polished wood base. See “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, page 89 for information on Pt. Pleasant Wildfowler decoys. 300-500

32 CANVASBACK DRAKE from a Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J., kit. Together with a BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE and a PLOVER. All by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. All in excellent original paint and condition. 100-200

33 PAIR OF WIDGEON by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Excellent original paint with minor scuffing from use. Both structurally very good with stress crack to necks of drake and hen. Both with full keels. Crisp Wildfowler brands. 300-500

34 PAIR OF WIDGEON by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Excellent original paint with minor scuffing from use. Both structurally very good with stress crack to neck of drake. Both hollow with full keels. Crisp Wildfowler brands. 300-500

35 PAIR OF WIDGEON by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Excellent original paint with minor scuffing from use. Structurally sound. Hollow carved pine or cedar. Both in "out of rig" condition. Both with full bottom keels, crisp brands. 400-600

36 PINTAIL HEN by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Very good original paint with minor rubs. Structurally sound. Retains full keel. Branded. Together with a COOT by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Old working paint. Balsa construction with full keel. Some rubs to body. 200-300  

37 WIDGEON DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Excellent original paint with minor in-use scuffs. Structurally very good with tight neck crack. Hollow with full bottom keels. Very crisp brand. 200-300

38 GOLDENEYE DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Very good original paint and sound structural condition. Solid balsa body with full bottom keel. Retains weight. Crisp brand. 400-600

39 GOLDENEYE DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, possibly Quogue, N.Y. Good original paint showing some wear from use. Worn to wood in areas. Crack in neck area. Retains full keel and weight. 100-200

40 EARLY GREEN WING TEAL HEN by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Good original paint showing some in-use wear. Structurally very good with some dents to body. Hairline crack in neck. Bottom keel removed. Partial brand. 200-300

41 VERY RARE PAIR OF MERGANSERS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Quogue, N.Y. Very good original paint showing in-use wear. The paint worn to wood in areas on drake. Structurally very good with full bottom keels. Crisp brands. Branded “C.E.TOBEY.” See “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pg.70, for a similar example.  800-1200

42 DRAKE AND HEN PINTAILS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, possibly Old Saybrook, Ct. Both in very good original paint with some wear to outer edges and head of hen. Structurally very good. One eye missing from hen. Full bottom keels.  400-600

43 DRAKE AND HEN PINTAIL by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, probably Old Saybrook, Ct. Both in good original paint, worn to wood in areas. Balsa construction. Structurally sound. Both retain bottom keels. 400-600

44 EARLY PINTAIL DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, probably Old Saybrook, Ct. Retains original paint worn to wood in areas. Hollow pine or cedar construction. Open check running the length of back. Retains bottom keel. Stamped "303" on bottom. 200-300

45 MALLARD HEN by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Excellent original paint showing minor blemishes. Structurally very good with some minor dents to left rear edge and underside. Retains full bottom keel. Balsa construction. Appears to be in unused condition.  400-600

46 PAIR OF OLD SQUAWS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Near-mint original paint and structurally sound condition. Hen with hairline crack to neck. Underside of hen's bill signed "W. Keim." Both retain ink stamp. 300-500

47 HEN AND DRAKE PINTAIL by the Wildfowler Decoy Company. The drake in very good original paint with minor wear. Balsa body with some chips at neck joint. Retains full keel and Wildfowler brand without factory site. The hen in weathered original paint.

Structurally very good with full keel and Old Saybrook brand. Minor neck separation at body. 300-400 

48 MALLARD DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Very good original paint showing in-use wear to edges and tail area. Structurally very good. Balsa construction with full bottom keel. Old Saybrook, Ct. brand.  300-500

49 TWO BLACK DUCKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, possibly Old Saybrook, Ct. One is an early sleeper in old working paint with balsa body. Some losses to wood. Full keel. The second is in very good original paint showing minor wear. Structurally sound, balsa

construction. Full bottom keel. 200-400  One Shown   

50 GROUP OF THREE DECOYS consisting of a BLACK DUCK, MALLARD HEN AND A PINTAIL HEN. All Wildfowler factories, Old Saybrook, Ct. and probably Quogue, N.Y. All in good original paint. The black duck possibly by Richard and Marian Harris. Black duck with

keel removed. The other decoys have keels intact. 300-500       One Shown  

51 GROUP OF FOUR BLACK DUCKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, from Pt. Pleasant, N.J., and Old Saybrook, Ct. All in fair original paint with losses. All in structurally fair condition. One with repaired neck, one with eye missing. All with bottom keels.    200-300 One Shown

52 THREE WIDGEON by the Wildfowler Decoy Company. All retain original paint with some touch-up to areas. One with reglued head. All with full keels. One branded Quogue, N.Y., one branded Old Saybrook. One with some tail chips. 300-400 One Shown

53 BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Good original paint with minor wear. Structurally very good with head loose at body. Retains full bottom keel. Balsa construction. Crisp brand. Branded "DRB" twice. Together with a BRANT

by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, in old working paint. Balsa construction with bottom keel removed. 200-300  One Shown 

54 PAIR OF BLUEBILLS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, possibly the Harris family. Hollow pine or cedar. Hen appears original. Drake in old working paint. Structurally good condition. Full keels. Both branded "R COLBURN." 300-500

55 BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, probably Pt. Pleasant, N.J., with Bill Cranmer paint. Some losses to wood. Structurally good with a 2" rub on underside near tail. Retains full keel. Together with a Wildfowler BLACK DUCK from Old Saybrook, Ct., with very weathered paint, possibly the original. Hollow carved with full keel and brand. 300-500 One Shown  

56 GROUP OF THREE BLACK DUCKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, possibly Quogue, N.Y. All in good original paint showing minor wear. All hollow carved with full keels. One with partial bill loss. 400-600 One Shown

57 GROUP OF THREE BLACK DUCKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, possibly Quogue, N.Y. All in good original paint showing minor wear. All hollow carved with full keels. One with partial bill loss. 400-600 One Shown

58 CANADA GOOSE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Quogue, N.Y. Very good original paint with some filler loss at neck and minor rubs to edges. Structurally very good with bottom keel removed. Balsa construction. Branded twice on bottom. 300-500

59 BLACK-BREASTED PLOVER by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Original paint showing some loss to head and neck area. Structurally very good with the tip of bill blunted. Probably William Keim paint. 50-100

60 GROUP OF FOUR TIP-UP FEEDERS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, consisting of a pintail drake, brant, black duck and a pintail hen. All in very good original paint and good structural conditon. The brant has Point Pleasant ink stamp. The black duck with Point Pleasant brand. The pintail hen with inscription “Dick Riker.” 200-300 One Shown   

61 CANADA GOOSE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, possibly Old Saybrook, Ct. Weathered original paint. Structurally fair condition with some loss to cork at tail. Solid bottom board with full keel. For a similar example, see “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pg. 43. 300-500

62 TWO BLACK DUCKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Very good original paint with minor wear. Oversized, Superior models. Balsa construction with full bottom keels. Crisp brands. Branded "DRB" twice on bottoms. For a similar example, see “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pg. 44. 300-500    One Shown

63 TWO BLACK DUCKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Very good original paint with minor wear. Oversized, Superior models. Balsa construction with full bottom keels. Crisp brands. Branded "DRB" twice on bottoms. For a similar example, see “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pg. 44.  300-500   One shown

64 BRANT by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Good original paint showing minor wear. Hollow Shourds model in very good structural condition. Inlet bottom weight. Branded "FSM" on bottom. For a similar example, see “Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain, pgs. 97 and 107. 300-500

65 BRANT by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J., "Horner" model. Excellent original paint showing minor wear. Structurally sound, hollow carved. Retains bottom weight and rigging thong. "X" carved in bottom. John Hillman paper tag.   400-600

66 BRANT by Charles R. Birdsall, Jr., Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Hollow carved and structurally sound. Bottom pad weight. Signed and branded "CRB." 300-500

67 PAIR OF CANVASBACKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Very good original paint by Bill Keim. Some minor flaking to both. Structurally sound. Hollow carved. Deep crisp brands. Also branded "FSM". Signed "W. Keim" under bills. 300-500

68 EARLY PINTAIL DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Mounted on a wooden base with a lamp fixture attached to base (not drilled through decoy). Very fine working Wildfowler decoy.    200-300

69 PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS, probably early Wildfowler bodies. Carved and painted by Bobby Coleman, Chestertown, Md. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Both with carved wing detail and relief-carved sides. Both heads turned. Both signed. Drake dated 1971. 300-500

70 GREEN WING AND BLUE WING TEAL HENS by Charles R. Birdsall, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Both in near-mint original paint and unused condition. Both hollow carved and signed on bottom. 400-600

71 MALLARD DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Excellent original paint with minor blemishes. Some small loss to neck filler. Appears to be unused. Solid construction with full keel and crisp brand. 400-600

72 MALLARD DRAKE attributed to Ted Mulliken, Old Saybrook, Ct. Excellent original paint with minor blemishes. Preserved by a thin coat of varnish. Structurally sound with relief-carved wings and side detail. Signed on the bottom: "Ted Mulliken, Saybrook,

Ct. 1958." For similar example of signature, see "Wildfowler Decoys" by R. Cowan and R. LaFountain, pgs. 190 and 195. 800-1200 

73 PAIR OF GREEN WING TEAL by Richard and Marian Harris, Old Saybrook, Ct. Near-mint original paint and unused condition. Structurally very good with a tight check on back of drake. Both heads slightly turned. Drake with felt on bottom. Rare pair.

400-600

74 PAIR OF PINTAILS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Both oversized examples. The hen in original paint, with some wear to edges. The drake has partial original paint and working paint to back area. Both with crisp brands and full keels. 200-300

75 VERY RARE PAIR OF MASON MODEL MERGANSERS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Near-mint original paint and condition. Very minor scuffs. Both are hollow-carved pine and have very crisp Point Pleasant brands. Signed by Charles R. Birdsall and William Keim and dated 1973. Notation on both reads "Red Breasted Merganser, Mason Model, Hollow Pine." 800-1200  

76 MALLARD HEN by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Very good original paint with paint wear to bill front. Retains full keel and very crisp brand. Balsa construction. 200-300

77 BRANT by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Very good original paint with minor wear to edges. Structurally very good. Balsa construction. Full bottom keel. Branded twice on bottom. 200-300

78 RARE WHITE-WING SCOTER by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, probably Old Saybrook, Ct. Oversized model showing weathered paint, some possibly the original. Worn to the wood in small areas. Retains full bottom keel. 500-700

79 BLUEBILL DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Babylon, N.Y. Rare, turned head example in near-mint original paint and unused condition. Bears the Babylon brand and circled "R" on bottom. Also stamped "Broadbill" on bottom. Together with the “1968 Decoy Collectors Guide Annual.”  300-500

80 RARE BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Very good original paint with rubs to the head. Structurally sound. Hollow carved "Shourds" model. Inlet bottom weight and leather rigging thong. Good brand.  Also branded "FSM." 300-500

81 PAIR OF CANVASBACKS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Both in original paint showing minor wear. Both structurally very good. Hen's keel removed. Both balsa construction. The drake is branded. See "Wildfowler Decoys" by Cowan and LaFountain. 300-500

83 RARE RING-NECK HEN by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Retains original paint with some wear to the wood in back area and head. Structurally very good with minor dents. Balsa construction. Retains original keel. Crisp brand. 300-400

84 MALLARD DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Original paint with minor scuffs. Excellent feather detail. Structurally very good with minor dents. Balsa construction. Bottom keel removed. "Walt Van Horne" written on bottom. 200-300

85 BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Early hollow bottom board model in good original paint. Paint worn to wood on head. Retains bottom keel and two brands. Structurally very good condition. For similar example, see “Wildfowler Decoys by Cowan and LaFountain.  200-300

86 BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Early model with bottom board hollowing. Retains original paint with minor wear. Structurally good with repaired neck crack. Keel removed. Retains faint brand. John Hillman sales tag. See ”Wildfowler Decoys” by Cowan and LaFountain for similar example. 200-300

87 BLACK DUCK by Richard and Marian Harris, Old Saybrook, Ct. Excellent original paint showing minor wear. Retains full bottom keel. Branded "PBB" on bottom. 200-300

88 WOOD DUCK DRAKE attributed to the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Old Saybrook, Ct. Original paint showing minor wear to edges and back. Structurally very good. Solid construction. Keel has been removed. Paint possibly by William Cranmer. 300-500

89 COOT by Charles R. Birdsall, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Hollow carved with inlet bottom weight. Branded "CRB." 200-300 

90 SWIMMING BRANT by Capt. Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, Md. Very good original paint with some staining. Structurally sound with weight, ring and staple. Repair to crack in bill. Together with a MALLARD DRAKE, similar to the Wildfowler style in original paint and unused condition. 100-200 One Shown   

91 PAIR OF WIDGEON by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. Original unused condition. Hollow carved with full keels. The hen's bill with small dent and crack to tip. Both branded GUTWEIN. Signed by F. Brown, C. Allsopp and A.J. Birdsall. 200-300

92 BLACK DUCK by the Sperry Decoy Company, in original paint with wear to edges. Structurally good condition. Together with a MERGANSER by the Pratt Factory in old working paint and structurally sound condition. 100-200

93 BLUEBILL DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company. Areas of repaint. Balsa body. Full bottom keel. 30-50 Not Shown 

94 VERY OLD FACTORY BRANT BODY with a replaced head by A. Elmer Crowell. Very old working paint with typical Crowell bill carving and rasp head carving. Hollow carved. Small weight remaining. Very folky.100-200

95 GROUP OF FOUR FACTORY DECOYS consisting of two COOT by the Tuff Skin Decoy Company. One with white touch-up on bottom. Both made of canvas construction. Also, a Dodge BLACK DUCK in restored condition, and a CANVASBACK DRAKE by Decoys Unlimited in weathered original paint. 100-200 One Shown

96 MALLARD DRAKE by Ken Harris, Woodville, N.Y. Very good original paint showing minor edge rubs. Comb painting to sides and good wing detail. Early decoy in structurally sound condition. Hairline crack to neck base. Cheeky head turned slightly right. Retains full bottom keel. Stamped "KEN HARRIS DECOYS, WOODVILLE, N.Y."  300-500  

97 EARLY OVERSIZED MASON CHALLENGE GRADE, painted as a canvasback drake. Very old working paint, structurally sound with weights removed. Missing one eye. Notation on bottom: Mason Factory, 1920, Cape Hatteras, Beny O'Neill, painted and hunted over for 50 years."  100-200   

98 RED HEAD DRAKE by the Mason Decoy Company, Detroit, Mi. Detroit glass eye model retaining some of its original paint with some in-use working paint. Structurally very good with neck filler repaired. Original bottom pad weight. John Hillman i.d. tag. Together with a Mason BLUEBILL DRAKE in old working paint. Standard grade. Check running the length of back. 100-200  

99 PAIR OF MALLARDS by the Padco Decoy Company, Pascagoula, Ms. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Structurally sound. See "North American Factory Decoys" by Trayer, pg. 290, for an identical pair. 200-300

100 TWO CANVASBACKS by the Mason Decoy Company, Detroit, Mi. Premiere Grade, both hollow carved. One with partial original  paint. The other is in very old working paint. Both structurally good, one with open check on back. Both retain weights. 300-500

101 MALLARD DRAKE by the Mason Decoy Company, Detroit, Mi. Early glass eye, Challenge grade model with very good original paint showing some wear on breast to natural and loss to approximately three-quarters of neck filler. Mounted as a lamp with a 1/2" (approx) drill hole through back. Otherwise, structurally good with typical hairline cracks. 300-400