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	Hudson Mallard Pair Pascagoula, Mississippi • Circa 1930s Strong rigmate pair in excellent original paint and condition. This pair exhibits a small amount of shelf wear to their extremities (head, tail, bill) as I don’t think they have ever been used. The drakes head is slightly loose. Nice addition to a factory decoy collection by one of the early Pascagoula decoy manufacturers. Item #207011 Herters Bluewing Teal Waseca, Minnesota • Circa 1970s In the mid 1960s Herters began to produce a line of decorative drake decoys. Many of these where cold stamped with “Herter’s Inc 1893”, and by the time production ceased in the early 1980s, thirty-one species had been made. This example is in near mint condition with just the slightest amount of shelf wear. Rare balsa model. He carries the Herter’s cold stamp on bottom and was only produced for nine years starting in 1972. Item #207019 Animal Trap Co. Goldeneye Pair Lititz, Pennsylvania • Circa late 1940s Good clean pair of paper mache goldeneyes from one of the most prolific decoy factories. This pair is in great original paint and condition with rubs to the end of the beaks and tails and some slight paint flaking to the sides. Both birds have the full color Victor “V” labels on bottom, which are in excellent shape. I don’t think these were used that much due to the clean condition of the labels. Paper mache goldeneye pairs are hard to find. Item #207050 Victor Goldeneye Drake Animal Trap Company of North America • Lititz, Pennsylvania • Circa 1930s Wonderful and rare bird by the Animal Trap Co. This decoy represents their No. 1 standard size feather finish model in excellent original paint and condition. Cold stamped “Victor” on the bottom he was at one time rigged but looks to be unused. Light shelf wear with a pitch spot on one side of the bill. The nick filler is cracked but present and the head is secure. Hard to find a better example! Item #207071 Reynolds Goose Forest Park, Illinois • Circa 1940s Nice folding canvas goose in excellent original paint and condition. This decoy still retains its factory stamp on bottom. Only slight amount of wear to the high points and there is small tear in the canvas. You don’t run across these that often. Item #207052 Walter Ruppel Miniature Mallard Drake Sheboygan, Wisconsin • Circa 1930s Wonderful miniature mallard drake in great original paint and condition. He measures seven and half inches long and is made of cork with a wood head and bottom board. The head is turned slightly and is finished with glass eyes and lots of bill carving. There is a little shelf wear to the tail and sides and a small rub to the side of the bill. Walter began carving in the twenties and continued until his passing in 1999. You don’t find these that often! More information on the Ruppel operation can be found in North American Factory Decoys. Item 207087 Herters Merganser Waseca, Minnesota • Circa 1970s In the mid 1960s Herters began to produce a line of decorative drake decoys referred to as “Model 1893”. Many of these where cold stamped with “Herter’s Inc 1893” and by the time production ceased in the early 1980s, thirty-one species had been made. This example is in near mint condition with just the slightest amount of shelf wear and a tight crack in the back. He carries the Herter’s cold stamp on bottom and was only produced for eight years starting in 1973. Item #207022 Walter Ruppel Miniature Black Duck Wisconsin • Circa 1930s Neat miniature black duck in strong original paint and condition. This guy has a bit more shelf wear with paint rubs to the sides and neck. He is made of cork with a wood head and bottom board. There is a little loss to the cork around his neck and the head has been reglued in place at one time. The head is finished with glass eyes and lots of bill carving. You don’t find these that often and more information on the Ruppel operation can be found in North American Factory Decoys. Item 207036 Oliver Lawson Miniature Canvasback Hen Crisfield, Maryland • Circa 1960s This miniature canvasback hen measures approximately eight inches long and is in excellent original paint and condition. She still carries her original label on bottom from the Duck House in Rumbley, Maryland. There is a little shelf wear, which is mainly to the end of the tail. Lawson birds are growing in popularity and this girl is in wonderful condition. Item 207083 Benz Mallard Drake Jefferson City, Missouri • Circa 1930s This nice example is in virtually mint condition, having never been used. This is the last one I have that came from a rig found several years ago. He has never been rigged and shows just the slightest amount of box wear. The small various tan marks/spots on him are traces of the original newspaper he was wrapped in after he was painted. Wonderful dry and crisp original paint that features Benz’s typical comb painting on his back and tail. Great crisp example from the last of the Jefferson City factories. Item #207008 Sperry Black Duck New Haven, Connecticut • Circa 1920s Nice decoy in strong original paint and condition. Special order solid cedar bird features a Crowell pattern head with bill carving. This decoy was constructed with two horizontal pieces of wood, and the dry original paint has flaked along the seam on each side. There is a paint pop the size of a quarter over a knot on the left side and a fairly tight age crack on his back. The head is turned slightly and is secure. Nice looking decoy. Item 207009 Wright Decoy Company • Pintail Drake Berkeley, California • Circa 1930s This pintail drake is in wonderful dry original paint. He still retains a strong factory stamp on bottom as well as the stenciled initials S.F.G. There is a small amount of wear to the edge of the tail and a few minor rubs to the top of the head and neck. The neck has separated slightly from the body due to wood shrinkage and I have not come across one that has not had this. Nice comb painting on this seldom seen factory decoy. More information on the Wright Company can be found in North American Factory Decoys. Item #207077 Herters Shoveler Waseca, Minnesota • Circa 1970s In the mid 1960s Herters began to produce a line of decorative drake decoys. Many of these where cold stamped with “Herter’s Inc 1893”, and by the time production ceased in the early 1980s, thirty-one species had been made. This example is in near mint condition with just the slightest amount of shelf wear. He carries the Herter’s cold stamp on bottom and was only produced for six years starting in 1973. You don’t find this species that often. Item 207015 Herters Redhead Drake Waseca, Minnesota • Circa 1970s In the mid 1960’s Herters began to produce a line of decorative drake decoys referred to as “Model 1893”. Many of these where cold stamped with “Herter’s Inc 1893” and by the time production ceased in the early 1980s, thirty-one species had been made. This example is in near mint condition with just the slightest amount of shelf wear. He carries the Herter’s cold stamp on bottom and was only produced for six years starting in 1973. You don’t find this species that often. Item #207021 Ken Harris Goldeneye Hen Woodville, New York • Circa 1970s Large example of Ken’s later work measuring 15 inches long. This decoy was made as a gunning model and features a vac-sta (hollowed out) bottom and keel. She is in 100% original paint with just the slightest amount of wear. Her head is turned slightly and features glass eyes and nice bill carving. Ken’s stamp is on the bottom. Good clean example of a seldom seen species by Ken. Item 207023 Herters Ruddy Duck Waseca, Minnesota • Circa 1970s In the mid 1960’s Herters began to produce a line of decorative drake decoys. Many of these where cold stamped with “Herter’s Inc 1893” and by the time production ceased in the early 1980s, thirty-one species had been made. This example is in near mint condition with just the slightest amount of shelf wear. He carries the Herter’s cold stamp on bottom and was only produced for six years starting in 1974. You don’t find this species that often. Item #207014 Herters Wood duck Waseca, Minnesota • Circa 1970s In the mid 1960s Herters began to produce a line of decorative drake decoys. Many of these where cold stamped with “Herter’s Inc 1893”, and by the time production ceased in the early 1980s, thirty-one species had been made. This example is in near mint condition with just the slightest amount of shelf wear. He carries the Herter’s cold stamp on bottom and was only produced for ten years starting in 1971. Item 207055 Wildfowler Canvasback Drake Pt. Pleasant, New Jersey • Circa 1964-1977 Nice decoy in strong original paint and condition. Special order solid cedar bird features a Crowell pattern head with bill carving. This decoy was constructed with two horizontal pieces of wood, and the dry original paint has flaked along the seam on each side. There is a paint pop the size of a quarter over a knot on the left side and a fairly tight age crack on his back. The head is turned slightly and is secure. Nice looking decoy. Item #207078 Animal Trap Company Black Duck Circa 1940s This decoy represents their D-4 model and is in excellent original paint and condition. Although this bird was rigged up at one time I don’t think he has ever hit the water. The only thing keeping this bird from being mint is just the slightest amount of shelf wear. You don’t find black ducks by this company that often, and it will be hard to improve upon this example. Item 207002 Gundelfinger Black Duck Jefferson City, Missouri • Circa mid 1920s If you looking for a hard species of Gundlefinger decoys this might be your bird. Believe it or not, I have seen more teal than black ducks by Gundelfinger. Overall, this bird in nice original condition with even gunning wear. The nail that is now visible in his neck is original and was used by the company to secure their heads. The neckfiller is cracked all the way around and the left side of the bird has two small paint scrapes as well as a tight age crack under his eye. Thick original comb paint. The original company ink stamp is still visible on the bottom. Item #207020 Animal Trap Company Mallard Drake Circa 1940s - 1950s Rare D-4 model "sleeper" in near mint condition. This decoy still carries the round black ink stamp on the bottom as well as the original grease pencil price. You don't find this style very often, and this example is in near mint condition with just the slightest amount of shelf wear. Hard to find a better example! Item 207004 Nimrod Mallard Pair Minneapolis, Minnesota • Circa Early 1940s This pair is in mint condition in every respect and both decoys feature company ink stamps on bottom. They are made of cork with wood bottom boards and heads and finished off with glass eyes. The heads are mounted with an ingenious spring system that allows them to move/give when struck preventing severe damage. You won’t find a better pair. Item #207012 Ken Harris Mallard Drake Woodville, New York • Circa 1970s Near mint original paint and condition with just the slightest amount of shelf wear. This example probably dates to his later production years. It retains Ken’s white ink stamp on bottom and features comb painting on his sides, wonderful feather detailing and nice bill carving. Ken’s works are increasing in popularity. Item #207003 Wright Company Pintail Pair Berkeley, California • Circa 1930s An absolutely outstanding pair of pintails by a seldom seen decoy factory. This rigmate pair is in near mint, dry original paint with wonderful comb painting detail on both decoys. Both necks have separated slightly from their bodies, probably due to wood shrinkage over time. This pair retains strong original factory ink stamps on their bottoms. A truly wonderful pair of factory decoys. Item #207027 Red Farm Studio • Ruddy Duck Pair Providence, Rhode Island • Circa late 1950s Great pair of folky ruddy ducks. This neat pair of ruddies are signed Red Farm Studio, Providence, Rhode Island on the bottom and the drake is dated. I am not familiar with this maker but this is a really neat pair of birds. They measure approximately eight inches long and have delicate flat painted tails. Each head is turned 30 degrees and finished with glass eyes. It looks like both tails have had repairs to strength this area. The drake has a few rubs to the tips of the tails otherwise the paint is all original. Item #207082 Tux-Dux Black Duck Madison, Connecticut • Circa 1930s This one is the last of seven black ducks I purchased years ago. Excellent original paint and condition with a small, penny size, nick in the end of his tail. It is finished off with a swing down decoy weight stamped: Patent Pending, Mac-Dell Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The whole rig was stored in an attic and never used. He is made of cork with a wood bottom board and head. The head has nice bill carving and glass eyes. Original factory ink stamp on bottom. You don’t find this company's decoys very often, especially in this condition. Item #207018 Marsh Sporting Collectibles DECOYS • PAGE 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • SOLD