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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Mason Decoy Factory — Pair of Wood DuckMason Decoy FactoryGreat Lakes · 1896–1924$930typical sale1,022salesRecord $354,000 · Pair of Wood DuckBen Schmidt — Pair of Wood DuckBen SchmidtGreat Lakes · 1884–1968$540typical sale226salesRecord $14,400 · Pair of Wood DuckMarty Hanson — Canada GooseMarty HansonGreat Lakes · b. 1965$1,500typical sale62salesRecord $5,700 · Canada GooseDodge Factory — SwanDodge FactoryGreat Lakes$390typical sale58salesRecord $168,000 · SwanTom Schroeder — TurkeyTom SchroederGreat Lakes · 1885–1976$675typical sale57salesRecord $16,800 · TurkeyMike Borrett — PintailMike BorrettGreat Lakes · b. 1960$1,530typical sale51salesRecord $3,300 · PintailEvans Decoy Company — Green-winged TealEvans Decoy CompanyGreat Lakes$390typical sale35salesRecord $19,200 · Green-winged TealAugustus Moak — CanvasbackAugustus MoakGreat Lakes · 1852–1942—typical sale21salesRecord $26,400 · CanvasbackNate Quillen — Blue-winged TealNate QuillenGreat Lakes · 1839–1908—typical sale20salesRecord $81,000 · Blue-winged TealFerdinand Bach — RedheadFerdinand BachGreat Lakes · 1888–1967—typical sale15salesRecord $84,000 · RedheadFrank Strey — RedheadFrank StreyGreat Lakes · 1890–1966—typical sale15salesRecord $3,600 · RedheadEnoch Reindahl — Pair of MallardEnoch ReindahlGreat Lakes · 1904–2000$8,400typical sale11salesRecord $156,000 · Pair of MallardOwen Gromme — Canada GooseOwen GrommeGreat Lakes · 1896–1991—typical sale6salesRecord $36,000 · Canada GooseMarv Meyer — Green-winged TealMarv MeyerGreat Lakes—typical sale4salesRecord $330 · Green-winged TealLloyd Havens — Canada GooseLloyd HavensGreat Lakes—typical sale3salesRecord $120 · Canada Goose

Showing all 15 makers. Typical sale is the median over the last twelve months; a dash means fewer than 10 sales in that window. The photo is the maker's highest sale in our records.

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