Ward Brothers Pintail Drake

The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, c. 1944

A nice wide-bodied balsa decoy with a laminated bottom board section. In strong original paint, with minor rubs to the bill and head, several small dents and dings along the back, an area of imperfection to the wood with some cracking along the bottom of one side. Missing one eye. Lead strip weight has been removed, resulting in a small area of wood loss on underside.

Provenance: Harry T. Jobes bought this rig directly from the Wards in 1944 for $5 each. He hunted them in his rig in Homossa Springs, Florida Dr. S. Lloyd Newberry Collection

Literature: R. Gard and B. McGrath, The Ward Brothers' Decoys, Wolfe City, TX, 1989, p. 65. H. Fleckenstein, Jr., Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic, Exton, PA, 1979, p. 178.

Provenance

Harry T. Jobes bought this rig directly from the Wards in 1944 for $5 each. He hunted them in his rig in Homossa Springs, Florida Dr. S. Lloyd Newberry Collection