Original Listing Description

Attributed to Madison Mitchell (1901-93) Canada Goose Decoy, Havre de Grace, MDPlease examine all 12 photos before buying. If you have questions please email me through the eBay app. If you wish to avoid shipping charges, you can pick this up in the Atlanta area.Condition: Very Good Condition vintage working decoy Canada Goose attributed to Madison Mitchell, or perhaps in the style of. Two letters ‘MM’ stamped into the bottom. Hand carved and painted. Handmade seven inch lead keel. Solid wood. The goose head is pegged to the neck. Painted eyes. Carved bill. The paint job is excellent with feathering at the tail and a gracefully painted head. A metal ring secured with a barb will attach to any stringer. Unusually long neck. Pre 1980 Mitchell began carving in 1924, when business at his family-owned funeral home was slow, and carved until his eye sight went bad in the 1980s. Along the way to becoming “the dean of Havre de Grace decoy makers,” Mitchell helped teach carvers of future generations, many of which he hired to work at his shop.This is a beautiful old decoy. There are shrinkage cracks along the bottom, another horizontal crack under the neck in the chest, and a crack halfway around the neck where the head is pegged. The neck is solid and secure, as it was pegged into the neck with glue. There are scraps, bumps, lacerations, and age marks as is normal and customary for a working decoy. There is a prior price tag on the bottom. Provenance: I have collected and sold duck decoys for 45 years. I purchased this decoy from an experienced collector who retired from the Northeast to Atlanta. He had not identified the maker. Upon listing this another eBay collector suggested that Madison Mitchell was the maker. After additional research, I concurred Maker: Attributed Madison Mitchell (unsigned)Mark: Stamped MM on the bottom (could be initials of the rig owner)Region: Havre de Grace, MD Item: Life-size Canada GooseType: Working decoyMaterials: Solid wood, lead keelWeight: 7 pounds, 11.5 inchesLength: 23 inchesHeight: 16 inchesWidth: 8.5 inchesLead keel: 7 inches. x 1 inch x .75 inchStringer metal ring: 1 inch diameterWe are ship all items in bubble wrap inside a corrugated box. You are buying the Canada Goose decoy photographed in this listing; as is. I ship to eBay-verified addresses only. Please use the eBay message system for all communications. You will pay postage, which is estimated in this listing, unless the item is marked, “Free Shipping”. The shipping estimate was generated by the eBay shipping calculator plus special handling to insure the safety of your item. (Condition: Pre-Owned)

Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Duck Decoy collectors and appraisers.