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| Hunting has been a great pastime for many years and duck hunting adds that challenge to some who are not made to hunt land animals. For many years hunters have been using duck decoys to make their hunt more successful. However, over the years people have started to collect these vintage duck decoys to decorate their homes or cottage. There are also many antique and collectible stores have vintage duck decoys in their shops to just attract any vintage decoy collectors. For all those looking to buy vintage duck decoys, watch out for look a like fakes. It is very hard to determine whether it is a fake decoy or an authentic one. One way to tell the difference is Vintage decoys have solid color while non vintage decoys have real looking feather painting. The old vintage decoys have eyes made of metal tacks, or ones that were carved and painted by hand. The glass eyes were used in later decoys. Most decoys were made by a rasp, drawknife, or hand axe, so look for tool marks on the decoy that you are interested in buying as this could be a dead giveaway that it is real. Also looking for the maker's name on the keel weight is a good indication of a vintage decoy. Some vintage duck decoys are very sought after. One of them is a 1900 vintage mallard duck hunting decoy by Charles Birch. Another one is a 1925 redhead duck decoy made by Walter Avis. |