Benton Burt Lange Turned Head Pintail Pair

Benton "Burt" Lange (1896-1967) Horicon, WI, c.1930 A pair of preening decoys used on the Horicon Marsh. This famous Marsh's fall migration of ducks and geese still attracts hunters, bird lovers and naturalists. Both have their original inletted bar lead weights.

In original paint with even gunning wear and some missing neck filler. The hen has an age line on one side. The drake has an old repair to an age crack on one side and roughage to the tail.

Literature: Donna Tonelli, "Fish and Fowl Decoys of The Great Lakes," Atglen, PA, 2002, p. 210 rigmates, pictured.