Henry Holmes Pintail Drake

Henry Holmes (1870-1940) Bureau, IL, c. 1900 From the famed "Douglas Moseley Rig." Moseley was a founding member of the Princeton Game and Fish Club, Princeton, Illinois, whose rig of pintails were marked with a painted "D.M." on the underside. Fine condition with light gunning wear. An early second coat of Holmes paint as is typical for the rig. Approximately one half bill repair.

Literature: Donna Tonelli, "Fish and Fowl of The Great Lakes," Atglen, PA, 2002, p. 126, rigmate pictured. Paul W. Parmalee and Forrest D. Loomis, "Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois," Dekalb, IL, 1969, pp. 256-260, plate 211.