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An Unusual and Colorful “Turtle” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy. Nicely Carved Body and Extended Head. Accented with a Well Carved Turned Head and Relief Carved Body Shell Segments. 4 Large Applied Cut Tin and Painted Legs and it’s Original Leather Tail. 2 Large Curved Lead Weights. Large Washer and Tack Eyes.

The Paint Decoration is Most Unusual with a Blue Head and Legs, Green Shell and Tri-Color Flowers Along with Red Spots Around the Shell. Painted with a Lighter Green Underbody and White Accent Lines Around the Shell. We have had Fish Decoys with These Same Flower Decorations but Never a Turtle. Could be the Same Carver but Just a Different Decoy Form. Size = 8 1/4” Long X 6” Wide. Circa 1960’s – 70’s.

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ITEM: 1221be47
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An Unusually Carved Larger “Brown Trout” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy – 10 1/4” Long. Unusually Carved Body with Carved Wood Dorsal and Underbody Fins, an Unusual Feature. 2 Large “Angel Wing” Form Cut and Painted Tin Fins. Body Painted in Browns and Orange with Black Accent Speckling All Around. Deeply Carved Mouth and Open Mouth. Large Lead Weight for Proper in Water Operation. Nice Worn Soft Patina. A Particularly Nice Example. Probably from the 1950’s – 1960’s. Great Lakes Area.

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ITEM: 1221be84
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An Early Lobster Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy in All Original Condition – 7” Long. Well Carved Wood Body with Carved Accents for the Body Segments and Head. Nice Olde Dark Red Paint on the Upper Body and Salmon Paint on the Underbody. Cut and Painted Tin Claws and Fan Tail. Wire Legs and Antenna and Metal Tack Eyes. All Original Condition. Circa 1950-60’s. From an Old Maine Collection.

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ITEM: 1422SARA60
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A Most Unusual 19th. C. (Circa 1820-40) Free Blown Aqua/Blue Color Base Witch Ball with Distributed Embedded Red/Pink/White Glass Pieces Creating an Interesting Overall Colorful Pattern. Size = 4 3/4” Diameter. Nice Rough Pontil. Fine Original Condition. A Very Different Example.

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ITEM: 512B300
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An Extra Large Swimming “Frog” Ice Fishing Decoy – 8” Long. Very Well Carved Wood Body, Especially the Rear Leg Treatment with Large Web Carved Feet and Long Carved Legs. A Nice Elongated Body and a Face with Personality. Domed Tack Eyes. Nicely Formed Tin Front Legs. Well Painted Body with a Brown Body Color and Many Gold and Dark Brown Elongated Spots and Individual Gold Dots. Very Decorative.

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ITEM: 110921RICH109
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Flying “Red Head” Mallard Duck Ice Fishing Decoy – 7 3/4” Long X 3 1/4” Wide. Very Well Carved and Paint Decorated Wood Body. Cut Tin and Painted Side Wings. Very Attractive Head and Face. Painted Domed Tack Eyes. Dangling Tin Feet and Well Weighted Body. Very Nice Worn and Aged Patina. A Very Nice Example. From an Old Mass. Collection.

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ITEM: 110921RICH80
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A Most Unusual Colorful Carved Wood “Blue Head Mallard Duck” Ice Fishing Jigging Stick – 15 3/4” Long. Very Nicely Carved and Paint Decorated. Fine Original Condition Including Some Old Line, Hooks and Old Bobber. Carved Wood and Glass Eyes. These Jigging Sticks were used to Guide and Manipulate the Ice Fishing Spearing Decoys as well as for More Traditional Bait Fishing for Smaller Fish. Likely from the 1940’s – 1950’s. Fine Original Condition. Probably Carved and Decorated by the Same Hand as the “Trout” Form Jigging Stick. From an Old Mass. Collection.

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ITEM: 110921RICH31/9
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A Most Unusual Colorful “Trout” Form Ice Fishing Jigging Stick with Some Old Line, Hooks and Old Bobber. Overall 15 1/4” Long. Nice Original Paint Decoration and Carved Line Winder. These Jigging Sticks were Used to Operate and Manipulate the Ice Fishing Spearing Decoys and to be Used like More Traditional Small Fishing Line. From an Old Mass Collection. Fine Original Condition.

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ITEM: 111621RICH48-7
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A Most Unusual “Muskie Minnow” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy- 4 3/4” Long. Well Carved and Paint Decorated “Minnow” Form. Black Body with Traditional Green Striping Lines. White and Black Painted Eyes. White Painted Underside. 4 Cut and Painted Tin Fins. All Original. Most Unusual in this Small Size.

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ITEM: 1121bexx
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Extra Large Colorful “Sunfish” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy- 8 1/8” Long. Very Well Carved and Colorfully Paint Decorated Wood Body. Relief Carved and Painted Tail. Diamond Shaped Hand Stamped Scales for a Different 3-D Effect. Carved Gills and Mouth. Painted Large Iron Tack Eyes. 4 Well Done Cut and Painted Tin Fins. Large Lead Weight  for Proper Balance in the Water. An Unusual and Attractive “Sunfish” Decoy.

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ITEM: 1121be63
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