Charles Walker Early Pintail Drake

Charles Walker (1873-1954) Princeton, IL, c. 1905 This decoy is featured in Donna Tonelli's Decoy Magazine cover story on Walker. It is the earliest of four pintails illustrated spanning from approximately 1905-1940. The author notes that Walker's "decoys constantly evolved throughout his life, and since he produced decoys almost exclusively for the members at Princeton, one can easily follow this evolution - from the Elliston models to the Walker classics."

Fittingly, this early model was finished with paint by Catherine Elliston. The underside is marked "DM" inside the slot-weight for the Douglas Moseley rig. Moseley was a founding member of the Princeton Game and Fish Club of Princeton, Illinois. In early Catherine Elliston paint with even gunning wear and a one-half bill restoration.

Provenance: Douglas Moseley Rig Private Collection, Illinois

Literature: Donna Tonelli, "Charles Walker," Decoy Magazine, Burtonsville, MD, November/December 1992, p. 12, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Douglas Moseley Rig Private Collection, Illinois