Very Primitive, Heavily Worked Working and Weighted Duck Decoy carved bone sculpture I understand that this particular

I understand that this particular steel-encased model of standing noisemaker was standard at police and fire stations in the late 19th and early 20th century

I just love the printed graphics on this large paper envelop

I've found a Joshua PerLee Shilling (1885-1947) from a long line of Perlees and Shllings in Tuscaraw Township in Stark

which makes the surface almost tar-like

Plenty of paint loss and wear around the edges

Very Primitive, Heavily Worked Working and Weighted Duck Decoy carved bone sculpture I understand that this particularThe more battered the better for me when it comes to old decoys it's the one's that wear their work on their backs (literally) and that show all sorts of losses and or repairs that I find most appealing, both aesthetically and empathetically! This one is most definitely one of those, with holes and bent nails scattered across its carved, black painted body, and a head that seems perhaps to have been salvaged from another and crudely nailed on, making