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Birds Of A Feather Wildfowl Decoys At The Shelburne Museum is a 178 page hard cover book filled with 250 of the museum's most important and artistically carved decoys by some of the top American carvers. This book is the first examination of the historic and unparalleled decoy collection at the Shelbourne museum. The story of the collection begins with Joel D. Barber whose gift of 400 superior examples established the collection in 1952. Very imformative book with some very nice examples, good reference book. Dust cover has some minor wear, book is in near mint condition.
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George Reinsinger mallard drake, Pekin, Illinois. Glass eyes, old restoration, hollow, hunting wear, hairline bill crack and repair. Measures 15-1/2" long, 5" wide, and 6-1/2" tall.
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Unknown Chesapeake Bay Canvasback Drake. Circa 1910's, painted eyes, solid body, old hunter paint, lead weight and rigging hook, hunting wear. Measures 17" long, 5" wide, and 6" tall.
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Trout Fish Spearing decoy by Carl Christiansen, Newberry, Michigan. Glass eyes, metal fins, wooden tail, open mouth, carved gills, signed and "C.C." on bottom. Measures 10-1/2" long, 4" wide, and 4-1/2"...
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Unknown Wisconsin Bluebill Preening Hen. Circa 1930's, painted eyes, solid body, old hunter paint, has a few shot marks and some wear. Measures 10" long, 5-1/2" wide, and 5" tall.