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Lot 7081
Eldon Willis (NC, 1908-1981) and Elmer Salter (NC, 1902-1964), Published Pintail from Hog Island Club
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Stacy, North Carolina, circa 1940s, carved and painted wood, published on page 128 of Master Carver Mitchell Fulcher by Kroghie Andresen and Jack Dudley.


Length 17 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina

Former collection of Dr. Jack Dudley, author of Carteret Waterfowl Heritage.
Former collection of Dr. Robert Finch.
Collected from Monroe Gaskill, caretaker of the Hog Island Club.

The early pintails by Eldon Willis and Elmer Salter are some of the most iconic decoys to come from Carteret County.

Original paint, tight and stable neck crack.