Charles Perdew Mallard Pair

Charles Perdew (1874-1963) Henry, IL, c. 1950 A perfectly matched pair of "green heads" with excellent scratch comb paint and feather detail by the maker. Both birds retain their Perdew, Henry, Ill weights on the bottom. A nearly identical, probable rig mate pair reside in the Shelburne Museum Collection, Shelburne, Vermont. In original, near mint condition.

Literature: David B. Webster and William Kehoe, "Decoys at the Shelburne Museum," Shelburne, VT, 1961, p. 15, similar example.