Vintage 1940s Bob McGaw Canvasback Decoy Havre de Grace MD Upper Chesapeake Bay
I'm a collector, not an expert so I try to give my best opinion on carvers and condition, but won't take any decoys back if you have a different opinion. All pictures taken inside with mixed fluorescent and incandescent lighting.
This decoy has McGaw's traditional paint and styling, including the wing specula. This was was made circa 1940. His is a nice old working repaint. CONDITION: Use the multiple pictures to assess condition. Excellent with a few scuffs, wear and tear, typical of normal gunning use - actually really good for a hunting decoy.
There is a neck crack. Structurally sound made from solid wood, fairly heavy. Dimensions i n Inches (Length by Width by Height) and Weight in Lbs-Oz. Approximately 15 x 6.5 x 8 inches ; 2 Lb - 15 oz. More about the carver from the Ward Museum.Robert McGaw was born in 1879 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. While working on the Pennsylvania railroad he carved decoys by hand for his own use as well as for other hunters. When the hunting season was over he also carved miniatures. McGaw owned the first machine in Havre de Grace that was able to make decoys. (another well-known carver); however, the machine is now exhibited at the Havre de Grace Decoy Museuma tribute to the vast legacy of decoy carvers in the area.
He spent his career carving mostly canvasbacks, redheads, black ducks, bluebills, mallards, and in his later life he carved geese, pintails and wigeons before his death in 1958. The item will be carefully and securely packaged. Your satisfaction is my guarantee. The item "Vintage 1940s Bob McGaw Canvasback Decoy Havre de Grace MD Upper Chesapeake Bay" is in sale since Monday, October 30, 2017. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Hunting\Vintage Hunting\Duck Decoys". The seller is "mrsciguy" and is located in Milford, Delaware. This item can be shipped worldwide.