mason-factory-mi-1896-1924-standard-grade-tack-eye-mallard-cottoneye-gaskill-rig
Lot 1201
Mason Factory (MI, 1896-1924), Standard Grade Tack Eye Mallard, Cottoneye Gaskill Rig
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910, carved and painted wood, tack eyes, incised AHG brand on the bottom and incised J.K. CLARKE on top of the decoy.

Length 15.5

Private Collection, Eastern North Carolina

Former collection of Roy Willis.
From the hunting rig of Alfred "Cottoneye" Gaskill from Stacy, North Carolina.

Early southern gunning clubs often started with Mason Factory decoys.

Original paint with moderate gunning wear.