SOLD Elegant Old Hand-carved Wooden Ice Fishing Decoy acorns with a hole in the

with a hole in the handle for hanging

or just setting on a shelf

including at least one that featured a motor--all preceding the Erector set

Samuel Gifford's from 1832

for its pale aqua color and proportions and embossed text but especially for its silvery neck

SOLD Elegant Old Hand-carved Wooden Ice Fishing Decoy acorns with a hole in theI was thrilled to find a box filled with several old folk art ice fishing decoys yesterday in Maine, all made by the same person I believe. I am not an expert on these (or fish, so I'm no good identifying the type represented), but my eye tells me these are really wonderful examples. The rest were exuberantly, colorfully painted, but on this one the wood of the body is unpainted except for the eyes, a very subtle smattering of red dots around the