This little shack is the "real deal". No faux finishing here, no decoys Made in China. They have been selling decoys on Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for over 40 years. It had a blue and white diamond painted floor that was naturally distressed.
In China, they must not have found a way to mass produce this type of swan decoy--wire armature covered with painted canvas-- cheaply enough to be able to flood the market. This is actually new to me!
It makes me wonder what's left that's affordable to collect. I somehow seem to find random stuff, but almost everything has already been "the next big thing". Prices tend to stay at a certain level once this happens. Not that I was planning to collect decoys--country is not my style! Do you collect anything unusual? We'd love to hear about it!
I seem to be acquiring scissors, tape measures and now the shoe horns
ReplyDeleteare multiplying. ( I found a use for those to wrap my sari silk ribbon pieces around)
I do have one antique brass speculum but not likely to be collecting many more of those!
Your decoys remind me of this old Maine guy that was making decoys and selling them on the roadside. He'd carve in old dates on the bottom saying "the tourists seem to like 'em better like that"
xoxo Kim
Kim, I wonder if the decoy man here did the same with his decoys!
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, I have a pretty good thimble and yardstick collection. We used to have a trepanning instrument, for primitive brain surgery. Almost as gross as a speculum!
Hi Deborah, Thanks so much for your recent visit and comment. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteThese decoys are so cool and yes I remember when they were cheap at farm auctions in Wisconsin. Many were hand carved just cause people had “hobbies” and not alot of money. You can still find cheap stuff out
there. I go almost every weekend and find something amazing. Enjoy the spring and thanks