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VINTAGE MASON CHALLENGE GRADE BLACK DUCK DECOY SNAKEY HEAD ORIG. PAINT

$ 78.93

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Brand: MASON
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Features: Antique
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Material: White Cedar
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Duck Type: BLACK DUCK

    Description

    Up for auction is a very good and
    early
    Black Duck
    made
    by the Mason decoy factory of Detroit, ca. 1910.  It exhibits this factory's most desirable "
    snakey
    head" form.  The decoy is in worn
    original
    paint that has thinned
    with age and use, with wood showing in a few areas.   It does show some rubs to the
    edges of the bill, top of the head,
    the
    end of the tail as well as
    the
    lower sides.  The neck filler looks to have been replaced in the front and there is no typical tail chip repair so common on these upper grade
    Mason
    birds.  There is a small
    round knot
    exposed on the end of the tail.  The
    bird has a crack in the bottom and a small, inletted round weight. It retains its original glass Mason eyes.
    Measures 16-1/2” long; 5-3/4” wide; and 7" tall.  Please ask questions or for more photos.  Shipping includes insurance and is higher outside of the USA.   Thanks for looking.