Description

canvasback duck decoy early Madison Mitchell Havre de Grace Md. ca. 1940 An early machine made canvasback duck decoy by R. Madison Mitchell ( 1901-1993) from Havre de Grace, Maryland circa 1940. Measures 16 inches from the tip of the bill to the tail, painted eyes, in old in use repaint with wear,applied ballast weight, N-S anchor tie staple ( parallel to the body length - soon after that he turned them perpendicular to the body AKA east -west to prevent cracking) ,age crack on the lower left side of the body. Guaranteed to be as described/pictured. NOTE; 1.most of the shine on the decoys is from the camera lights The picture s are part of the description. Use the enlarging and zoom features to get a better look. 1. to use the zoom , click on any thumb nail (little picture) and it will appear in the larger one. Put the mouse (arrow) over the picture and it will zoom in, magnifying that area. 2. To enlarge the picture to full screen , click on the larger main photo and it will open to full page pictures. Click the arrows on the sides and it move to the next picture and vise- versa. 2. If you are the winning bidder on more than one item, e-mail me and I will send you a revised bill if they can be safely packed in one box for a shipping savings, assuming shipping together is cheaper than separately. Or I will refund you the difference if you pay first and I can do the above. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution