Lot 6742

TWO BYRON E. BRUFFEE GOOSE DECOYS Middleboro, Massachusetts, 20th Century Lengths 25” and

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TWO BYRON E. BRUFFEE GOOSE DECOYS Middleboro, Massachusetts, 20th Century Lengths 25” and

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TWO BYRON E. BRUFFEE GOOSE DECOYS
Middleboro, Massachusetts, 20th Century
Stamped under tails.
Lengths 25” and 33”.

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TWO BYRON E. BRUFFEE GOOSE DECOYS Middleboro, Massachusetts, 20th Century Lengths 25” and

Name: TWO BYRON E. BRUFFEE GOOSE DECOYS Middleboro, Massachusetts, 20th Century Lengths 25” and
SKU: 134802221
Price: 175 USD
Availability: InStock