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VINTAGE MASON CHALLENGE GRADE BLACK DUCK DECOY SNAKEY HEAD ORIG. PAINT
$ 78.93
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Description
Up for auction is a very good andearly
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.