Early Alex Tobin Meldrum Redhead Drake

Fair Haven, MI, relief carved eyes, hollow body, old working paint with gunning wear, some shot marks, light roughness to edge of bill, Meldrum's signature A brand under bill, 15.5"L, est. 400 - 700

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Ned Burgess, Churches Island, NC, circa 1920’s. Restored paint and good structural condition. Retains foundry weight

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Joe Hayman (1896-1974), Churches Island, NC. Battery decoy in very weathered paint worn to areas of wood. Good structural condition. Check at mid-neck. Retains foundry weight. S

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and condition. Minor rubs to right side and tail edge. Retains early keel weight, ring and staple. A very early

VERY EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Malichi Waterfield (1832-1916), Knotts Island, NC, circa 1890. Very old working paint and good structural condition, with replaced bill and some shot scarring to head. Reta

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell. Havre de Grace, MD. Good original paint and condition. Retains early bottom keel weight and rigging. Signed and dated 1958. Signature preserved with a thin

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE BATTERY DECOY by Wallace O’Neal, Corolla, NC. Weathered paint and good structural condition. Repairs to bill and mid-neck checks. Typical checks to bottom. Retains two lead pipe

NICE EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Stant White, Churches Island/Currituck, NC, circa 1910. Very weathered paint, some possibly the original, with areas of wood exposed. Possible restoration to head. Retains

Michigan Carver, Tack Eyes, Hollow Body, Old Working Paint, Low Head, 13.5 "L, Est. 200-400

VERY EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE attributed to Ben Dye, Perryville, MD, circa 1880's. Good working paint and structural condition. Head appears original to body. Retains tack eyes. Typical mid-neck check. Ret

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Ed Shibley, Herbertsville, NJ, circa 1920s. Retains good original paint with in-use wear. Small area on back worn to wood. Good structural condition. Early repair to crack in ne

VERY EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Remnants of original paint combined with old working paint. Hollow construction. Early repairs to shot scars. Two-piece dowel construction. Painted eye deta

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by one of the Crisfield, MD, carvers, possibly Lloyd Sterling. Very old working paint and fair structural condition. Bottom checks, scuffs and shot marks. Head turned slightly righ

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Tom Gaskill, Toms River, NJ, (1879-1932). Old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction with hollow head. Early weight impressed with TCG. Overall length

VERY EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE attributed to Nathan Quillan, Rockwood, MI (1836-1908). Weathered paint with some original possibly remaining. Very good structural condition with some tight checks. Snug head

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, circa 1890. Old working paint with crazing. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Remnants of speculum paint remaining. Retains weight

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Old Saybrook, CT. Very good original paint and structural condition. Area of paint rub to top of head and side. Some very minor paint wear to tip of bi

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Old Saybrook, CT, circa 1940. Atlantic Coast model in good original paint showing some in-use wear to be back. Balsa construction. Very good structural

EARLY BATTERY REDHEAD DRAKE by Wallace O’Neal (1877-1955), Corolla, NC, circa 1916. Very old working paint and good structural condition with in-use wear and checks. Used at the Knapp Hunting Lodge

VERY EARLY RED HEAD DRAKE attributed Otto Wrenger, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1910. Combination of old working paint with some paint that appears to be original. Hollow construction. Shot scarring and old n

EARLY RED HEAD DRAKE by Elmer Jerome, Bayport, MI, circa 1935. Very good original paint and structural condition. Some minor in-use wear. Retains typical swing weight, characteristic for this carver.

EARLY RED HEAD DRAKE by the J.N. Dodge Decoy Company (1872-1894). Retains original paint with some possible touch up where neck filler meets the body. Some paint loss to one side. Painted feather deta

EARLY RED HEAD DRAKE, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Hollow construction, stick up model. Some very minor seam separation and very old repair to neck. Thumb tack eyes. Mounted

EARLY RED HEAD DRAKE, Alexandria Bay, NY. Old working paint and good structural condition. High-head model. Pad weight removed.