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H.V. Shourds
Redhead Drake |
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Beautiful, hollow carved, redhead drake by Harry V. Shourds (Tuckerton, NJ), ca. 1890. This exact decoy is pictured in the upper right on page 31 of Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region by Fleckenstein. In Cedar Bonnett Gun Club Paint (Manahawkin, NJ), ca. 1940s. Stamped "MORRIS" for B.P. Morris and ink stamped "Hillman Collection". Measures 14 3/4" in length. |
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Nice solid carved canvasback drake by the Dodge Decoy Company (Detroit, MI), ca. 1880s. Paint is mostly good and original. There has been a small amount of paint stregthening on the tail area as well as neck filler repair by Larry Rucker. OOS |
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Good original paint on this pintail hen by John Winter (Cleveland Wrecking Company) of Burlingame, CA. ca. 1948. IS |
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Wonderful Pacific black brant by Nick Kojich (Tomales Bay, CA), ca. 1940s. Hollow carved western red cedar body and redwood head. See pages 46-47 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for additional information on this important early Tomales Bay individual. Measures 21" in length. IS |
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