Solid carved redwood canvasback drake by Frank Hale (Alameda, CA) ca. 1890. Hale was a market hunter on San Francisco Bay and his decoys are among the earliest in California. See page 270 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for this exact decoy. Old working repaint. Branded with an “H” as well as “FRENCHY”. Measures 13.5” in length.
Solid carved redwood canvasback drake by Frank Hale (Alameda, CA) ca. 1890. Hale was a market hunter on San Francisco Bay and his decoys are among the earliest in California. See page 270 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for this exact decoy. Old working repaint. Branded with an “H” as well as “FRENCHY”. Measures 13.5” in length.
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