RM1362 Stunning!! Pair of John "Daddy" Holly (1818-1892)
Havre de Grace, MD, Sink Box canvasback decoys circa 1860. Very rare to find any decoy painted by Daddy Holly, this is the first pair of sink box decoys in his paint we have ever seen.
Cast-iron sinkbox decoys — often painted — were used as ballast, to disguise the sinkbox, and to attract game close to the hunters
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