John Blair, Sr. Green-winged Teal Drake

John Blair, Sr. (1843-1929) Philadelphia, PA, c. 1910 A hollow round-bottomed Delaware River decoy with glass shoe button eyes. The decoy is held together with four-plugged screws. "A. B. Vance, Nov 12 1875" is written in pencil inside the top half of the bird. Judge Vance was a 19th Century court justice in Philadelphia, PA. Original paint with wear to the wood and gunning wear including two small holes in the underside.

Literature: H. Harrison Huster and Doug Knight, "Floating Sculpture," Spanish Fork, UT, 1982, pp. 31-36, similar decoys illustrated.