Mason Decoy Factory Challenge Grade Blue-winged Teal Hen

Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924) Detroit, MI, c. 1910 According to Goldberger and Haid in "Mason Decoys", the gender, model and species of this decoy are "rare and hard to find." Branded “DWH” and stamped “M. H. GOE...” on the bottom. In original paint with some professional paint restoration; age crack along bottom filled with glue; age line on one side of neck.

Provenance: Private Collection, North Dakota Acquired by the present owner from the above

Literature: Russ J. Goldberger and Alan Haid, Mason Decoys: A Pictorial Guide, Lewes, DE, 1993, p. 58. John and Shirley Delph, Factory Decoys of Mason, Stevens, Dodge, and Peterson, Exton, PA, 1980, p. 97.

Provenance

Private Collection, North Dakota Acquired by the present owner from the above