Elmer Crowell Bufflehead Drake

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 A rare, nine-and-one-half-inch-long, bufflehead decoy. Crowell made very few buffleheads during his lifetime. One of the only other known examples was made as an ashtray. The bird displays a slightly turned head with glass eyes and carved bill detail. The maker's rectangular stamp is impressed in the bottom. Original paint with minimal wear from handling.