Dodge Factory Pintail Drake

J. N. Dodge Decoy Factory (1883-1893) Detroit, MI, c. 1890 A tack-eyed No.1 model decoy. With regards to form, authors Ron Sharp and Bill Dodge describe the bird as having, "perhaps the sleekest of any Dodge pintail extant." Original paint with gunning wear, neck filler has been redone.

Provenance: Dr. Richard V. Reiswig Collection Private Collection

Literature: Ron Sharp and Bill Dodge, "Detroit Decoy Dynasty: The Factory Decoys of Peterson, Dodge, and Mason," Lawsonville, NC, 2009, p. 165, photo 5-82, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Dr. Richard V. Reiswig Collection Private Collection