Mason Decoy Factory Five Standard Grade Decoys

Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924) Detroit, MI, c. 1920 Includes a tack eye goldeneye drake with "H.E.T." and "T.C.O." brands on bottom; a glass eye goldeneye; an early glass eye canvasback drake incised with "AR" on bottom, and a pair of painted-eye canvasbacks. Tack-eye goldeneye drake in original paint with gunning wear and minor touch up. Glass-eye goldeneye in original paint gunning wear and some sealer on bill; age crack along bottom. Canvasback is rigged and in original paint with gunning wear; neck filler missing. Drake canvasback has mix of original and working paint with gunning wear; neck filler missing, working repairs to bill and tail chips. Hen has original paint with heavy gunning wear; age cracks in head; age line in body; small tail chip; neck filler missing; chip from bottom.

Provenance: Bernie Galipeau Collection

Provenance

Bernie Galipeau Collection