Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario

Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario

Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario

(Davey) Nichol of Smiths Falls, Ontario ca. It is in a mix of original paint and over paint. While black lighting only seems to show over paint on the white wings, we suspect that the head has also been repainted or at least touched up to some degree.

However, there does not appear to be any old paint underneath the flaked paint on the head. Tough to tell for certain. Regardless, the paint is very well done. Note the subtle feathering in the white area on the left side.

This is an earlier Nichol decoy as indicated by the inletting of the head which Nichol experimented with during the 30s to help stabilize the head to the body see Larry Lunmans, David W. Nichol and the Decoys of the Rideau Canal Waterway, page 65.

It has good, early glass eyes. The decoy has certainly been used and shows some paint flaking to the head, chipping to both sides of the bill, and a number of shot marks to the body. It has very nice raised wings, Nichols characteristic feather stamping on the back and a fluted tail. The head wiggles very slightly and is turned very slightly to the left. All told, this is an earlier and very rare species for this maker and very tough to come by in any condition.

Measures 14 long; 6 wide; and 5 tall. Please ask questions or for more pictures. (DAVEY) NICHOL DRAKE OLD SQUAW DUCK DECOY VERY RARE SPECIES ONTARIO" is in sale since Sunday, October 30, 2016. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Hunting\Vintage Hunting\Duck Decoys". The seller is "factorybird" and is located in East Jordan, Michigan. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, to all countries in Europe.
Vintage D. W. (davey) Nichol Drake Old Squaw Duck Decoy Very Rare Species Ontario


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