Joe King Brant

Joe King (1835-1913) Manahawkin, NJ, c. 1875 An old hollow carved decoy used by Elkaneh Cobb in his gunning rig on Cobb Island, Virginia. This brant was in the collection of Dr. Starr from Duxbury, MA and has his inventory code "BR 15" and ink stamp "Starr COLLECTION" on the bottom. Branded "E.B. COBB." In mostly original paint with some touch up to the neck and possible old touch up to white on underside of tail. The old paint is worn to the wood in places; the bill has an old sliver gunning repair; some body seam separation; a chip to the neck seam has been restored; still rigged

Literature: Dr. George R. Starr, Jr., Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway, New York, NY, 1974, plate 127, pp. 242, 277 exact decoy illustrated. Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys, Exton, PA, 1983, plates 181-183, pp. 92-93.