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A few.
A Trudel hollow Coot A Paw Paw Green Wing An Evans Red Head from Ladysmith, Wi A Voight made from Cameron, Wi. Came with a SBT last year |
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06-24-2017, 09:45 PM | #14 | ||||||
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That Coot is too cute!
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06-24-2017, 10:32 PM | #15 | ||||||
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Two pix of birds in my cabin.
The first has a Madison Mitchell goose which has never been in the water. It is set on a pedestal of 3" Winchester shells Second is a nasty black duck which I bought because of the unique keel/weighting arrangement. The bird has two screw eyes on the bottom flanks with a v shaped piece of rod holding a thimble sized piece of lead, In the stored position, The thimble is pocketed into the floor of the decoy, and held in place by a screen door hasp. Guaranteed to be self-righting. The two right hand birds are attributed to a St Claire Flats carver named Budgeon St. Pierre. Repaints which were owned by my best friend's Dad. In the second picture are a pair of Mallards I carved, (Cedar bodies, basswood heads) and entered in a working decoy competition. They were the first birds taken out of the tank, but they are still mine
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06-24-2017, 11:29 PM | #16 | ||||||
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Wolf River Woodies sculpture by Thomas Tyers of Oshkosh, WI
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06-26-2017, 10:17 AM | #17 | ||||||
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While at an antique store over the weekend there was "an early Mason" decoy that was a Canvasback. I asked to look at it then saw the price $875
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06-26-2017, 11:31 AM | #18 | ||||||
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Which model
Better model. Glass eye & very good paint. Might not be out of line
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06-26-2017, 12:12 PM | #19 | ||||||
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It didn't mention any particular model and I don't recall if it had glass eyes or not. I know that a Mason decoy can bring big bucks but this wasn't in that good of condition. There was another Mason there for under $200.
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06-26-2017, 12:42 PM | #20 | ||||||
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Yeah. Not a mason collector. But I know there are several grades. Each finished better than the last. And then with in the grades there is rarity to be concerned with
So a rare bird in a better model will command a price that might seem out of line to the "uninitiated". Serious decoy collecting is like serious gun collecting Better know your stuff
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