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Cinnamon Teal Drake Vintage Duck Decoy Original Working Paint Hand Carved From Cedar by Danny Lee Heuer.This decoy is from my 96 year old (deceased) fathers estate and my private duck decoy collection of my Dad's best to me.Hand carved and painted by Danny Lee Heuer out of Michigan High Ground White Cedar circa 1988.Approximate size is; 12 " in length by 7 " high and 4 1/2" wide, a full size working decoy.This Drake Cinnamon Teal is a turned head representation, which definitely adds lots of character to this decoy and adds a great style of carving with the head animation.The bottom of the decoy has dad's name carved into it with the SSM location info as the picture shows.We floated and hunted this decoy for one early fall season, about 5 times along with the Matching Hen (that is listed in my other auctions) with strict instructions not to shoot near it, floated nice and was fun to do, great looking in the water during our pot hole hunts!After hunting over this decoy, it was retired to my personal collection room which grew steadily on a yearly basis, as Dad carved more which I added to the shelfs.This decoy was as with a bunch of his early work also is one of the favorite's of mine, as it was one of the first of many we floated and hunted over together.95% of all of Dad's gunning decoys had the underside of the bills carved out in detail, a trait of his tool & die trade.This Vintage Working Cinnamon Teal Drake is a rare find and now available for a addition to that serious decoy collection.This Decoy comes with a unique hand made display stand to accommodate the keel with 12 ga. shotgun shell bases on a 3/4" wooden base approximately 6" long, by 3 1/2" wide, a great looking display stand, as shown by the picture.The poster: "The Decoys of Danny Lee Heuer" comes with your purchase at no extra charge.The poster shows just a small sample of the many decoys that he carved during his carving career.Surprise that someone special in your life and give the gift that never stops giving!FREE SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA!Guaranteed as stated or full refund if returned within 30 days of purchase!Thanks for taking the time to look and check out my other items in my eBay store HeuerArt.Good luck and purchase with confidence! (Condition: Pre-Owned)

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