Original paint with in use wear bluebill drake by Harry Cook (Vallejo, CA) ca. 1930s. Solid carved redwood, sugar pine head, glass eyes. COOK branded in the bottom. Measures approximately 12" in length. See pages 188-192 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller. This exact decoy is shown on page 192; middle right photo showing the scratch painting detail.
Original paint with in use wear bluebill drake by Harry Cook (Vallejo, CA) ca. 1930s. Solid carved redwood, sugar pine head, glass eyes. COOK branded in the bottom. Measures approximately 12" in length. See pages 188-192 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller. This exact decoy is shown on page 192; middle right photo showing the scratch painting detail.
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