Robert Litzenberg Sinkbox Pair Of Canvasback Duck Decoys Plus Booklet
ROBERT GOLDSBOROUGH LITZENBERG WAS BORN IN 1910 ON DOGWOOD FARM, HIS FAMILYS DAIRY FARM, TWO MILES NORTH OF ELKTON, MARYLAND & ONLY 4 MILES FROM THE ELKTON RIVER. EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN OR NEAR THE AREA KNOWN AS THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA FLATS IN MARYLAND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE DECOYS OF BOB LITZENBERG. BOB WAS ONE OF THE LAST OLD-TIMERS TO HAND CHOP HIS DECOYS WITH A HATCHET. HE THEN FINE TUNED WITH A DRAW KNIFE AND SPOKESHAVE. HIS DECOYS HAVE A UNIQUE STYLE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE A FOLK ART APPEAL. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HE.
MADE APPOXIMATELY 500 DECOYS DURING HIS CARVING CAREER, WHICH IN COMPARISON TO OTHER FAMOUS UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY CARVERS, IS A VERY LOW QUANTITY. HIS DECOYS ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.
SINKBOX HUNTING WAS DONE PRIMARILY ON THE SUSQUEHANNA FLATS REGION FROM THE 1840'S UNTIL 1935, WHEN IT WAS DECLARED ILLEGAL IN MARYLAND. LITZENBERG WAS AN AVID AND ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE HAVRE DE GRACE DECOY MUSEUM AND THE ANNUAL DECOY FESTIVAL.
THE MUSEUM & FESTIVAL ARE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. BOB WAS THE HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE DECOY FESTIVAL IN 1986. HE CARVED A FULL SET OF HIS DECOYS TO BE AUCTIONED OFF AT THE FESTIVAL EVENT. BOBS DECOYS ARE PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY AT THE HAVRE DE GRACE DECOY MUSEUM & THE UPPER BAY DECOY MUSEUM IN NORTH EAST, MARYLAND. THIS PAIR IS IN ORIGINAL PAINT, SIGNED AND IN MINT CONDITION.
THEY ARE 14 LONG AND WEIGH ROUGHLY 25 LBS EACH. DUE TO THE WEIGHT, THE PACKAGE IS REINFORCED INTERNALLY WITH WOOD TO PREVENT DAMAGE. PLEASE REVIEW THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE A PART OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DECOY. The item "ROBERT LITZENBERG SINKBOX PAIR OF CANVASBACK DUCK DECOYS PLUS BOOKLET" is in sale since Saturday, September 29, 2018.
This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Hunting\Vintage Hunting\Duck Decoys". The seller is "j1l2c3" and is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Duck Type: CANVASBACK
- Material: CAST IRON
- Features: Solid Body
- Brand: LITZENBERG