This mallard drake might have been designed by Walter Dettmann, but it was probably done by someone else in the Milwaukee School of Carvers, based on the carving of the head and shape of the bill. The decoy is a good, though not exact match, with the Dettmann mallard hen. Dimensions are 16 x 6.5 x 8.5 (L x W x H) inches. Was used, has at least one shot hole, and the ballast weight was poured into the bottom board. $250 or make an offer.

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Vintage 1922 mallard hen by the Petersborough Canoe Company. Original, with wear to paint on the breast. It has the customary 2 bouyancy holes on the bottom.

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Magnum mallard drake made by Judge (Baldy) Marcollo. The inscription on the bottom reads -- A gift from Baldy Marcollo. Made 1949 while he jailer, John Miller was sheriff. (Made from life raft) -- Baldy Marcollo was a Contra Costa deputy sheriff for many years, and eventually became a judge in Richmond California. He was an early market hunter for Frank Spenger, owner of Spenger's Fish Grotto, in Berkeley. His decoys were balsa with pine heads, and he hunted the Sacramento Valley. Dimensions are 19 x 7 x 8 (L x W x H) inches.

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