Makers

Every carver and factory we track, with the bird that set their record and what a typical one brings. Tap a maker for every sale.

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Cards Table

Maker	Sales, 12m	Typical	Range	vs last year	Trend
Mason Decoy FactoryGreat Lakes · 1896–1924	355	$930	$210–$5,100	+48%
Ward BrothersEastern Shore · 1895–1984	191	$3,300	$840–$16,800	0%
R. Madison MitchellChesapeake Bay · 1901–1993	143	$300	$134–$780	-17%
Elmer CrowellCape Cod · 1862–1952	132	$4,500	$933–$77,400	+114%
Charlie JoinerChesapeake Bay · 1921–2015	109	$690	$474–$1,680	+15%
Ira HudsonEastern Shore · 1876–1949	77	$1,200	$378–$13,200	+51%
Miles HancockEastern Shore · 1887–1974	75	$444	$270–$1,392	—
Ben SchmidtGreat Lakes · 1884–1968	69	$540	$330–$2,580	-50%
Oliver LawsonEastern Shore · b. 1938	67	$1,440	$660–$5,040	0%
Harry V. ShourdsNew Jersey · 1861–1920	56	$720	$210–$6,420	+26%
Doug JesterEastern Shore · 1876–1961	56	$675	$204–$4,950	+2%
Cigar DaiseyEastern Shore · 1928–2017	53	$870	$425–$2,064	-26%
George BoydOther · 1873–1941	41	$1,800	$960–$3,360	-50%
David W. NicholOntario · 1890–1977	41	$660	$330–$2,520	—
Chauncey WheelerOther · 1862–1937	41	$2,400	$630–$15,600	—
Lloyd TylerEastern Shore · 1898–1971	37	$420	$154–$3,288	—
Ken AngerOntario · 1905–1961	32	$1,005	$363–$5,310	—
Bert GravesIllinois River · 1880–1956	30	$2,340	$897–$18,600	-13%
Paul GibsonChesapeake Bay	28	$160	$87–$300	—
Bob McGawChesapeake Bay · 1879–1958	27	$270	$114–$2,040	-40%
Joseph LincolnCape Cod · 1859–1938	26	$2,970	$360–$79,800	+141%
Charles PerdewIllinois River · 1874–1963	24	$3,450	$759–$94,800	+15%
Keyes ChadwickCape Cod · 1865–1958	23	$750	$342–$2,100	-69%
Dodge FactoryGreat Lakes	22	$390	$137–$2,970	-28%
James CurrierChesapeake Bay · 1886–1969	21	$133	$60–$468	—
William HeverinChesapeake Bay · 1860–1951	20	$286	$174–$885	-13%
Wildfowler Decoy CompanyConnecticut · 1939–1986	19	$270	$90–$534	0%
Gus WilsonMaine · 1864–1950	19	$1,800	$594–$5,040	-25%
Tom SchroederGreat Lakes · 1885–1976	18	$675	$402–$5,940	+7%
Thomas ChambersOntario · 1860–1948	17	$1,560	$552–$4,800	—
Robert EllistonIllinois River · 1849–1915	16	$5,700	$885–$33,000	+206%
Corb ReedEastern Shore · 1897–1987	16	$615	$315–$1,365	—
Evans Decoy CompanyGreat Lakes	14	$390	$135–$3,210	—
Hurley ConklinNew Jersey · 1913–1991	13	$300	$145–$618	—
John McLoughlinNew Jersey · 1911–1985	11	$510	$300–$810	—
John Daddy HollyChesapeake Bay · 1818–1892	11	$840	$480–$10,800	—
John R. WellsOntario · 1861–1953	11	$2,100	$450–$19,200	—
Enoch ReindahlGreat Lakes · 1904–2000	11	$8,400	$1,110–$132,000	—
Harvey StevensOther · 1847–1894	10	$1,920	$648–$28,680	—
Shang WheelerConnecticut · 1872–1949	10	$57,000	$11,640–$100,800	—
Jess HeislerNew Jersey · 1891–1943	9	—	—	—
Joe GiglOther	9	—	—	—
Russ BurrCape Cod · 1887–1955	8	—	—	—
Joe KingNew Jersey · 1905–1992	8	—	—	—
Charles BirchEastern Shore · 1867–1956	7	—	—	—
Nathan Cobb, Jr.Eastern Shore · 1825–1905	7	—	—	—
Charles BergmanPacific Northwest · 1856–1946	7	—	—	—
Richard JansonOther · 1872–1951	6	—	—	—
Ferdinand BachGreat Lakes · 1888–1967	6	—	—	—
John Blair, Sr.New Jersey	6	—	—	—
William QuinnNew Jersey · 1915–1969	6	—	—	—
Louis RathmellConnecticut · 1898–1974	6	—	—	—
Owen GrommeGreat Lakes · 1896–1991	6	—	—	—
Frank StreyGreat Lakes · 1890–1966	5	—	—	—
Dan EnglishNew Jersey · 1883–1962	5	—	—	—
Horace CrandallWest Coast · 1892–1969	5	—	—	—
Henry LockardChesapeake Bay · 1868–1944	5	—	—	—
Dave Umbrella WatsonEastern Shore · 1851–1938	4	—	—	—
Augustus MoakGreat Lakes · 1852–1942	4	—	—	—
Mitchell LafranceOther	4	—	—	—	too few sales
Duncan DucharmeOther · 1912–1972	3	—	—	—
Charles Schoenheider, Sr.Illinois River · 1854–1944	3	—	—	—
Leonard PryorChesapeake Bay · 1876–1967	3	—	—	—
Charles JoefrauOther	3	—	—	—	too few sales
Benjamin SmithCape Cod · 1866–1946	3	—	—	—	too few sales
Jules E FrederickOther	3	—	—	—	too few sales
Marshall ChaloupekOther	3	—	—	—	too few sales
Eli DoughtyEastern Shore · 1884–1923	2	—	—	—	too few sales
Albert LaingConnecticut · 1811–1886	2	—	—	—	too few sales
Benjamin HolmesConnecticut · 1843–1912	2	—	—	—	too few sales
Reg BloomOther	2	—	—	—	too few sales
Herter'sOther	2	—	—	—	too few sales
Clovis LeFebvreOther	2	—	—	—	too few sales
John H McKenneyOther	2	—	—	—	too few sales
Menin BrabawOther	2	—	—	—	too few sales
Robert FreirichNew Jersey · 1912–1971	2	—	—	—	too few sales
General Chester DeGavreOther	2	—	—	—	too few sales
John TaxOther · 1894–1967	1	—	—	—
Nate QuillenGreat Lakes · 1839–1908	1	—	—	—
George MayOther · 1872–1930	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Charles BuchananOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Stevens BrosOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Captain Harry JobesOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
L.L. BeanMaine	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Will MasonOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Frank CoombsOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
William M. EthingtonOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Henry OsbourneOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Fred HarrisOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Ernie FoxOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Clark MaderaOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Eugene HendricksonOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
W.S. MortonOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
John B. GartonOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Walter SellersOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Elmer WolfOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Verity FamilyOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
George LockardOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Charles Nelson BarnardOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Charles JesterOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Charlie MahlerOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Otton GarrenOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Jake BarrettOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Caleb MarterOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Joe SavkoOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Bill EnrightOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Robert NormanOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
James HollyOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Fritz GeigerOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Rudolph HutchinsonOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
Cliff AvannOther	1	—	—	—	too few sales
W.M. OlerOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Roy ConklinOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
William Henry BennettOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Captain George Combs Sr.Other	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Peterson Decoy CompanyOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Nichol FamilyOntario	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Hornick BrothersOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Thomas GelstonOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Ferman EyreOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Elton HenningOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Pratt Decoy CompanyOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
George SouleOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Howard HoatleyOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Clarence FenimoreOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Georges GuyonOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Christopher SmithOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Joel BarberOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
William Sandy AllenOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
William A. Bill HarrisOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
George WarinOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Lloyd & Harold NicholOntario	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Emile LacombeOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Re OrserOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Ellis ParkerOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Harold GibbsOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Ed MurphyOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
J.J. NolanOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Burleigh BrothersOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
John UpdykeOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
VanwartOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Billy EllisOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Allen J. KingOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Levy FamilyOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
William J. KoelpinOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Addie NicholOntario	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Achilles HartOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Captain Thorvald KristianWest Coast	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Clarence ShawOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales
Robert MorseOther	0	—	—	—	too few sales

About this page

9,140 sales across 318 makers, every one reviewed by hand. A typical sale is the middle price of the last twelve months, including the buyer's premium — half the birds brought more, half brought less.

A change against last year is published only when both ends of the comparison hold at least 15 sales; below that it's a dash. A move that large usually means different birds came up, not that the same birds got dearer.

How these numbers are made