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MARTY COLLINS RED-BREASTED MERGANSER HEN DECOY Buzzardís Bay, Massachusetts, 20th Century

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MARTY COLLINS RED-BREASTED MERGANSER HEN DECOY Buzzardís Bay, Massachusetts, 20th Century

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MARTY COLLINS RED-BREASTED MERGANSER HEN DECOY
Buzzardís Bay, Massachusetts, 20th Century
In swimming form. Glass eyes. Carved wings. Branded "M.D. Collins" on underside.
Length 21".

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MARTY COLLINS RED-BREASTED MERGANSER HEN DECOY Buzzardís Bay, Massachusetts, 20th Century

Name: MARTY COLLINS RED-BREASTED MERGANSER HEN DECOY Buzzardís Bay, Massachusetts, 20th Century
SKU: 173226780
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $600 - $800

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Starting Price $300

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