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Well fish have eyes so do many fish decoys. Some are just scratched in or painted while others have tacks or jewels. Various glass and plastic eyes are either custom made or factory made. But a nail head makes a …

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Early is a reference to when a decoy was made. I would say 1700s to about 1900 in date would constitute an early decoy. Gary L. Miller wrote an article that might help you understand it more.  CLICK HERE TO …

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Duplicate-carving is where a master has been hand carved and then placed into a duplicating carving machine to make many more just like the first. This is how many factory decoys are made. The photo depicts duck decoys being duplicated. …

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A critter decoy are normally carved in  designs of frogs, snakes, birds, spiders, dragonfly etc… They can be fish if it is a mix of fish and critter ie…fish with frog legs hanging from the mouth.

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[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”13″] Art was a resident of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota until his death around 2002. Art would stamp his lead weights with ‘AA’ or “AWA’ and is now deceased. Photos & …

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MIKKO Type of Fish Decoys by Larry D.  Christy ©2007 Before I try to explain what a MIKKO Type fish decoy is, I would like to provide a description of what a fish decoy is: Originally Fish decoys are/were functional …

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4.5 / 5 ( 2 votes ) A Survey of Selected Transitional Michigan Fish Decoy Carvers by Gary L. Miller  © 1980-2005 First published in the December 2005 issue of the NFLCC Magazine a preview of a book to come …

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