roy a. conklinis in a letter dated may 28, 1687, written by baron lahontan (1666-1715), lord...
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Decoysand
Decoy Collecting:
An Introduction
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Decoy: definition (Webster)
• Lure
• Bait
• A person or thing who lures
another into a dangerous
situation.
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Preferred definition:
Man-made representations of
wild birds intended to deceive
wildfowl and lure them within
range of hunters (from Shaw – Bird
Decoys of North America).
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Derivation of the word decoy:
One theory is that it is a
contraction of the Dutch
words ende-kooi, meaning
duck cage.
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Boats used to drive waterfowl into the cages.
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Ducks enticed into the cage using live ducks, or a dog.
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• Waterfowl were an important food
source in many cultures.
• Hunting was depicted in various
paintings and carvings, and
described in early manuscripts.
• A wide variety of methods were
used to capture them.
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Egyptian
fowling and
fishing
scenes.
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Etruscan Tomb: fishing and fowling.
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India – hollow gourds
used to conceal hunters.
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• None of the paintings or descriptions
from other areas show the use of
decoys (man-made representations)
to lure or attract wildfowl.
• Decoys are a uniquely North
American invention; initially
developed by the native Americans.
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• The earliest known American decoys date
from about 1000 A.D., and were excavated
in 1924 from Lovelock Cave, Nevada.
• Decoys were preserved by the dry climate.
• 2 kinds of decoys were found:
– canvasbacks formed of bulrushes, with
red and black pigment and feathers.
– bulrush forms upon which skins and
heads of wildfowl could be mounted.
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Lovelock Cave,
Nevada (1924)
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Drake canvasback from
Lovelock Cave, NV.
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Contemporary Paiute canvasback decoy –
skin mounted over bulrush form.
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Earliest written account of native American decoys
is in a letter dated May 28, 1687, written by Baron
Lahontan (1666-1715), Lord Lieutenant of the
French Colony in Newfoundland.
• Hunting trip to marshes of northern Lake
Champlain.
• Made “hutts” (blinds) from branches and leaves
to contain 3 or 4 men.
• For decoys, “they have the skins of geese,
bustards, and ducks, dry’d and stuff’d with hay”,
made fast to a light plank, which floats around
the hutt.
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• European settlers were quick to adopt native
American hunting and fishing techniques.
• At some point, they used the woodworking
skills and tools brought from Europe to create
more durable decoys.
• Exactly when and where this occurred is
unknown, and likely it occurred a number of
times in various locations.
• Based on written accounts, by the late 1700s,
Americans in a number of locations were
routinely using carved and painted decoys.
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• Writing about decoys Shaw notes, “They
emerged in response to the incredible abundance
of wildfowl in early America and hunters’ desire
to exploit wild birds as a commercial and
recreational resource.”
• Demand for waterfowl, and decoys, increased
dramatically in the mid 1800s.
• Market hunting began in earnest around 1840.
• Population increases raised demand, and
transportation improvements allowing greater
access to both the wildfowl and to the markets.
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• Improvements in firearms increased hunting
success – breechloaders in 1870s, followed by
repeating shotguns (i.e., Model 97 Winchester
pump and Model 11 Remington automatic).
• Commercial sale of waterfowl was outlawed in
1918, but recreational hunting continued to
increase, continuing the demand for decoys.
• By 1950, wooden decoys had largely been
replaced by mass produced decoys made from
plastic or other synthetics.
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• Decoys were produced both by local craftsman,
who often utilized a regional carving and painting
style, and by a number of commercial enterprises.
• Decoys representing more than 60 species of
American waterfowl have been identified
(Labrador duck and passenger pigeon are extinct,
Eskimo curlew likely extinct), and are produced
in 2 basic forms (floaters and stickups).
• Originally intended as tools, decoys are today
recognized as a uniquely North American form of
folk art - they are highly collectible.
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St. Lawrence River – Alexandria Bay
Style Decoys (“typical” example):
• Flat bottom without keels.
• Solid bodies.
• Ballast weights attached directly to
bottoms.
• Longneck or high-head decoys, and
reverse feather painting, common in Alex
Bay.
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Chauncey Wheeler (1862-1937), Alexandria Bay
• best known of the SLR carvers
• dean Holland St. whittlers
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Frank (Goldie) Coombs (1882-1958), Alexandria Bay
• very well known carver (2nd best)
• “developed” longneck style
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Roy A. Conklin Jr.
(1909-1967)
Alexandria Bay
Primarily known
as a carver and
painter of
decoratives.
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Cyriel Heath (1901-1962), Alexandria Bay.
Hollow bodies with attached bottom boards.
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Frank Capron (1868-1933)
Alexandria Bay
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Augustus (Gus) Rogers
(1892-1938), Alexandria Bay
Many of Rogers decoys are very similar to Wheeler’s,
and they have often been incorrectly identified.
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Gus Rogers
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Ray Rogers (1898-1969)
Alexandria Bay
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Samuel J. (Sam) Denny (1874-1953), Clayton.
Very will known SLR carver (3rd best)
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Sam Denny
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James Stanley (1855-1927),
Cape Vincent
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James Stanley
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Francis C. (Roy)
Stanley (1886-1960)
Cape Vincent
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• The decoys I’ve shown are classic examples by
some of the better known carvers, mostly in good
to very good condition and original paint. Most
collectors would agree with the IDs.
• Unfortunately, most decoys are not so readily
identifiable, and ID is often somewhat subjective.
Evaluating condition is even more subjective.
• Most decoy makers carved different styles and
sizes over the years, sometimes due to special
orders, and the various identifying marks or plugs
are seldom consistent across the entire range of
their work.
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• Even more confusing are the decoys by
unknown or lesser known carvers. Hand-made
decoys have always been expensive, so many
hunters made their own, often following the
regional styles. Sometimes they had the
patterns or help of a better known carver.
• Decoys carved by unknown or lesser known
makers were sometimes painted or repainted by
a better known carver (e.g., Frank Clark).
• Very few carvers signed the hunting decoys they
carved , Ken Harris is the one local exception.
• Names or initials on the bottom were almost
always the men who owned them.
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Many carvers of hunting decoys also
produced some decoratives, miniature
carvings, paintings, or other types of folk
art. These types of items are welcome
additions to most decoy collections.
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Sam Denny decorative mallards
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Roy Conklin decoratives
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Chauncey Wheeler decorative half-flyer: July 19-
20, 2011 Guyette Auction; $17,000+$2,550+tax.
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Decoy Collecting: Advice,
References, Information, Organizations
First – Most Important:Handle and examine decoys, read about
them, ask questions; and then do it again.
Second: Collect what you like.
Third: Collect the best quality you can.
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Sources of decoys to handle:
1st personal collections
2nd shows and auctions (be cautious
– may be errors or misrepresentations)
3rd museums (usually the decoys
cannot be handled)
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Reference Books:
Decoys of the Thousand Islands by
Jim Stewart and Larry Lunman.
1992. (out of print)
Chance by Harold Riser. 2002.
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Magazines: carver information and
current events.
“Decoy Magazine” published by
Joe Engers, Lewes DE www.DecoyMag.com
“Hunting & Fishing Collectibles
Magazine” published by Stan Van Etten,
Lawsonville, NCwww.HFcollectibles.com
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Auction Firms:• Guyette & Schmidt & Deeter
www.guyetteandschmidt.com
• Copley Fine Art Auctions
www.copleyart.com
• Decoys Unlimited, Inc.
www.decoysunlimitedinc.net
• Frank & Frank Sporting Collectibles
www.frankandfrankdecoys.com
• Blanchard’s Auction Service
www.blanchardsauctionservice.com
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Local Events and Shows:
Clayton Decoy Show – 3rd weekend in
July – benefit of the Thousand Islands
Museum www.timuseum.org
Thousand Island Decoy Collectors
Association (TI Museum) – 1st
Saturday in March – collecting
info. on lesser known SLR carvers.
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Decoy Prices: what are they worth ???
• Collectors of old hunting decoys are a small
group compared to collectors of stamps, coins,
furniture, etc.
• Auction houses provide the best price guide, but
their prices can and have varied widely.
• In general, decoy prices declined substantially
since summer 2008, with the most notable
declines in the mid range decoys.
• Reality Check: there are more decoys “worth”
less than $100, then decoys worth more.
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• form or style – unusual positions, sizes, types
• condition of the decoy and the paint - original
paint is important; within reason, shot holes
don’t matter
• maker and provenance
• species
• age
• All of the factors listed above are subjective in
nature or hard to prove (be a little skeptical).
• In the end, decoys are only worth what someone
else is willing to pay.
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Tom Eckert
255 William Street
PO Box 43
Cape Vincent, NY 13618
315-654-2902
[email protected] (just a word of
warning; I don’t check my e-mail every day)
If you have more questions, what more
information, or have information to share: