Homer Hobbs The Hobbs Wood Duck

Homer Hobbs (1919-2016) Trenton, NJ, c. 1950 13 in. long

This is the only Hobbs wood duck known. The head has an original crest, and the balsa body has English-school raised wing tips. One of the finest wood duck decoys from the Delaware River. Hobbs paint with gunning wear, some touch-up to crown and neck.

Provenance: Pasquale "Babe" Sabatini Collection, acquired from the Hobbs family

Literature: Allen Linkchorst, "Ollie & Homer Hobbs," Decoy Magazine, November/December 2025, p. 10, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Pasquale "Babe" Sabatini Collection, acquired from the Hobbs family