Walter J. Ruppel Decoy Salesman Samples

Walter J. Ruppel (1902-1999) Sheboygan, WI and Portland, OR, c. 1950 The W.J. Ruppel Company of Wisconsin and later, after WWII, Portland, Oregon, produced these wood-bottomed, cork, half-size decoys. They measure eight and-one-half inches long from tail to bill tip. One is a blue-winged teal drake and the other appears to be a mallard hen. Original paint with wear. Both have loose heads and cork loss at the tail. The drake also has cork loss at the head seat and sides of the breast.