PS-01842
Red Head Duck Cast Iron Sink Box Decoy
Red Head Duck Cast Iron Sink Box Hunting Decoy.
Wonderful full-figure solid casting of a Red Head Drake Duck cast
iron Sink Box Decoy. Further adding appeal the duck is in resting display.
A sink box is a specialized hunting blind, resembling a raft, used by hunters and suspended from a floating platform. It is placed in calm water so the hunter may wait with the waterline at approximately shoulder height. Sink box decoys were set all around the sink box to weight it down in the water. Wood carved decoys were floated around the sink box to further disguise the hunters. This method of hunting was outlawed in 1918 by Migratory Bird Act.
Makes a solid doorstop or a decorative sculpture.
Weighs 15 lbs. 10 oz. RARE and DESIRABLE!!
Ca. 1920’s.
Excellent condition with original working paint.
4 1/2” tall x 12 1/2” long x 6” wide.