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Mason Standard Mallard Drake Wooden Decoy

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
Mason Standard Mallard Drake Wooden Decoy
Included in this lot we have a Mason standard grade mallard drake wooden duck glass eye decoy. 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 of a Mallard drake. The drake shows good condition overall with some wear on the paint and the right eye missing. It measures 16 1/2" long by 5 1/4" wide and 6 3/4" tall.