St. Clair Flats Shooting Company Canada Goose

St. Clair Flats Shooting Company Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada, c. 1890 A rare early goose decoy from the rig of H. T. Bunbury of Hamilton, Ontario. Bunbury was a member of the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company from 1877-1891 and 1896-1901. The "Bunbury" rig brand is impressed in the bottom. In old working paint with gunning wear. This decoy may have originally been leather-or canvas-covered. Head has been reset and there is a tight age crack along the bottom board. A bill chip, two head crown chips, and a tail chip have been repaired.

Provenance: Mark R. Mahoney Collection

Literature: Bernard W. Crandell, "Decoying: St. Clair to St. Lawrence," Erin, Ontario, 1988, p. 46, rigmate decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Mark R. Mahoney Collection