Classic New Jersey style BUFFLEHEAD DECOY Decoys PA NJ DE nice Birdsall minty
Classic New Jersey style BUFFLEHEAD DECOY Decoys PA NJ DE nice "buffie" minty..... Birdsall in pen on the poured lead weight in bottom and stamped CRB with hot brand. Hollow body with "Rattle" bead inside. Early Drake duck decoy by Charles R. Birdsall, Point Pleasant, New Jersey, with glass eyes, signed and dated Charles R.
Birdsall _ Founder and owner of. As Nice decoy as those of Rick Brown of Pt Pleasant, NJ also..... In the late winter of 1961 Charlie Birdsall of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, took a trip to the south shore of Long Island.
Whether he was going to look at antique cars at the Automobile Museum in Southampton or to the racetrack at Bridgehampton is unclear, but he made a stop in Quogue to visit the Wildfowler factory. To his surprise there was a sign on the shop door: Closed. Since he knew Rab Staniford, Charlie contacted him at his home in nearby Westhampton. Before the day was over Charlie had called his wife Pat in Pt. A few weeks later Charlie and some auto racing friends drove to Quogue and began to move the Wildfowler stock, patterns and machines to the Birdsalls backyard in Pt. They utilized an existing garage to set up the operation. The garage at the head of the driveway became a paint shop.Space was laid out for a second building. The carving machines, which had made the trip from Long Island in a racecar trailer, were placed first and the new building was built around them.
This building became a combination showroom and workshop. Birdsall was the fourth generation of a Barnegat Bay family that included several carpenters, decoy makers and watermen.
Jesse had been the captain of a coastal schooner, Nathaniel was a boat builder and Eugene was a blacksmith and gunsmith. Eugene, Charlies grandfather, moved first to Toms River in 1883 and then moved again to Loveland Town Pt.
Charlies father and uncles were all decoy makers in the tradition of Charlies great-uncle, Jesse Birdsall. The item "Classic New Jersey style BUFFLEHEAD DECOY Decoys PA NJ DE nice Birdsall minty" is in sale since Wednesday, March 14, 2018. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Hunting\Vintage Hunting\Duck Decoys". The seller is "2danghi*" and is located in Wytheville, Virginia. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Duck Type: Bufflehead
- Features: Hollow Body
- Brand: CRB
- Material: White Cedar