wallace-o-neal-jr-nc-1896-1976-canvasback-joe-knapp-rig
Lot 2134
Wallace O'Neal, Jr (NC, 1896-1976), Canvasback, Joe Knapp Rig
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Poplar Branch, North Carolina, circa 1920s, carved and painted wood.

Length 16 in.

From the Joseph Knapp hunting rig.

Wallace O'Neal, Jr made several hundred decoys for his sink box rig which he later sold to Joe Knapp in the 1930s. Knapp cut the bottoms down so they would ride better in rough water.

Old gunning paint, working repair to the neck, some minor wood damage on the bottom.