Bennie Ansell (NC, 1896-1958), Pintail from the Flyway Club

Knotts Island, North Carolina, circa 1920s, carved and painted wood, branded ORR in four places.

Length 16.5 in.

Ansell was born and raised on Knotts Island and worked at the Flyway Club for over thirty years. The ORR brand is the personal brand of Ogden Reid, owner of the Flyway Club.

Original paint, significant age check with some wood loss on the right side.

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