VTG 13 1/2” WORKING CORK ? & WOOD BLUE BILL DUCK DECOY 13 1/2” W ROPE & WEIGHT

Description

Up for your consideration is a vintage working floating duck decoy. Carved wood head with metal eyes. Body may be cork or some other composite, not sure- it’s lightweight. I think this may be a mallard…not sure (if you think it’s a different breed, please email me
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). Has a leather loop on the bottom, attached rope with weight (the weight fits over his head for storage). The decoy is unmarked
Measurements-approximately- 11 1/2” long x” 7” wide 8 1/4”high
Weight –about 2 ¼ pounds and with the weight, it is 3 pounds
Rope is about 53” long and the weight is about 5 ¼” long
Condition: Overall good condition. Some rust on the metal eyes and also on the bottom metal pieces. There is a very small indent on the lower part of his beak…it is smooth, so maybe how he was carved.
Also a small bit of discoloration on his beak (see photos).
There are some line splits in the wood base as shown in the photos.
Please see the photos and zoom in for a good look at the condition. Please view all photos as they are intended to be part of the description
Please see my other listings for more interesting vintage items
I will ship your item within one business day of payment, with tracking, and will pack with great care. If your shipping exceeds .50, I will cap it at .50, so if you win the auction, just wait for an invoice
Any questions just send me an email
Thanks for looking!