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Mason Standard Grade Mallard Drake Wooden Decoy

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Mason Standard Grade Mallard Drake Wooden Decoy
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For your consideration is this Mason Standard Grade Mallard Drake Wooden Decoy; glass eye model. The Mason Decoy Factory was founded by William James Mason in 1896 and operated until 1924. Mason Offered three grades of decoys: Premier Grade, Challenge Grade, and Standard Grade. Standard Grade decoys were made after 1905 and were the company's least expensive and most popular, being sold by catalog companies such as Sears and Roebuck. Standard Grades were available in three varieties: Glasseye, Tackeye, and Painted Eye. Standard decoys were solid with lathe-turned bodies and round bottoms. This decoy is the Glasseye Variety and shows original paint. The bottom has been felted and has a sticker that reads, "#20; 4/79; Mason Decoy." The decoy is in very good original condition; it measures 15.5" long x 5.5" wide x 6" tall.