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231. Two standard grade decoys, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. A bluebill drake and a mallard hen. Original paint with minor wear; much of the neck filler is missing; mallard has age split in underside. (350 - 550) 232. Bluebill drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit Michigan, first quarter 20th century. Standard grade with glass eyes. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; age split in underside; crack and small chips in neck filling. (300 - 450) 233. Mallard hen and drake Gundlefinger Decoy Factory, Connecticut. Original paint with minor wear; wooden plug in side of drake from when the decoy was made; a few small dents.
Literature: “North American Factory Decoys,” Ken Trayer, p. 175. (400 - 600)
234. Rigmate pair of unused pintails, Pascagoula Decoy 96
Company. Supreme grade, circa late 1940s. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; structurally good.
Literature: “North American Factory Decoys,” Ken Trayer, p. 283. (350 - 450)
235. Flying black duck with canvas wings, Tuveson Manufacturing Co., St. James, Minnesota. Brass factory label on underside. Original paint with minor wear; worn area on end of tail; crack in one side. Provenance: Jeffers Collection. Literature: “American Factory Decoys,” Ken Trayer, p. 376 (650 - 950) 236. Very rare rigmate pair of scoters, Wildfowler Decoy Factory, Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Hollow carved pine. Original paint with minor wear a few small dents and cracks. (1,200 - 1,500)