Early Published Avon Sanderling

Avon, North Carolina, circa 1910. carved and painted wood, iron bill and stake, loosely mounted to driftwood base, published on page 140 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen and Philip Harvey and on page 370 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen.

Length 8 in. x 8.5 x 3.5

This small sandpiper decoy was found in the marsh near the village of Avon by Loran P. O'Neal, a long time resident in the 1920s.

Original paint, stable split in the head wear iron bill enters the head, corrosion to iron surfaces.

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