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Post by Sandbur on Feb 18, 2018 19:35:49 GMT -6
Let’s dig in the closets and basements and see what we find. Sletten all metal spearing decoy from my Dad’s decoy box. Made in Willmar, Minnesota.  |
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 18, 2018 19:38:40 GMT -6
Again from my Dad’s decoy box. Handmade by his wild ricing partner who was an old man in the 60’s.  These decoys would swim! Note the similar painting job on the tails. |
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 18, 2018 19:40:11 GMT -6
And the fly rod I just acquired.  |
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 15, 2018 7:16:07 GMT -6
Art, Do any of these decoys look like Minnesota decoys?   |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 19:11:31 GMT -6
Art, Do any of these decoys look like Minnesota decoys? Yes. I have some books on decoys. |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 19:18:34 GMT -6
Harvey Case or Harvey Chase from Akeley, Mn. Same as yours in the back.  |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 19:21:08 GMT -6
What names are on the other tags? I doubt the trout were Mn decoys. A couple resemble some Mn decoys. My box of decoys.  |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 19:25:55 GMT -6
One of the most well known Mn decoys. All were excellent swimmers and were called Bru-Ell. From Bruce and Helen Wakefield of Watkins Mn. I got to meet him and her and have some autograph ed decoys. He was a WW II vet and he trapped and made decoys for most of his life after the war. I forget how many decoys but tens of thousands.  |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 19:32:08 GMT -6
Three decoys made by sandbur.  |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 19:34:30 GMT -6
From my Dad’s decoy box. This thing worked pretty well with an erratic up and down motion.  |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 19:36:28 GMT -6
Three other Mn decoys with varying  qualities of woodworking skills. |
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 15, 2018 19:54:14 GMT -6
Thanks Art. These decoys are in an antique shop locally here in NH. They have a price of $50 on large Harvey Case decoy. Do you think the red and white ones in my photo are the Bru-Ell? The one shows a lot of use so maybe it helped kill a lot of fish? The brown trout towards the back is nice but, a gun is broke offIt's amazing those decoys made it from Minnesota to NH. I'm going to check them again tomorrow if they haven't sold. I forgot the prices on the others.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 20:01:53 GMT -6
I do not see a Bru El in that picture.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 20:06:09 GMT -6
What size is that big Harvey Case?  |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 15, 2018 20:09:24 GMT -6
Well made decoy from Cohasset Mn. Roger Olds made it.  |
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