A. Elmer Crowell patron Harry V. Long begins collecting decoys
A. Elmer Crowell pintail Purchased Sold by Steve O’Brien Jr. for then auction record $801,500
The first decoy to break the $10,000 mark sells at Bourne’s Mackey Collection sale
privately by Steve O’Brien Jr. for a world record $1.13M
A chip off the old block, Copley Decoy Specialist, Colin McNair, sells his first decoy at age 6
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Copley President Steve O’Brien Jr., age 2, speaks his first word “Duck!” Donal C. O’Brien Jr. collects first decoy, cutting it out of his grandfather’s rig at age 10
Joel Barber authors first major publication on decoys
A. Elmer Crowell goose Purchased Sold by Steve O’Brien Jr. for then auction record $684,500
privately by Steve O’Brien Jr. for a world record $1.13M