Collecting Antique Bird Decoys and Duck Calls: An Identification and Price Guide
2003Luckey, Carl; Russell E. Lewis
496 pages (color)
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1872 - 1941 Long Point Bay, Ontario. Known for: Decoy carving.
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Charles Reeves (1872 - 1941) [1]. Reeves Family - Long Point, Ontario. Three generations of the Reeves family were employed as guides and decoy* carvers for the Long Point Company (1866 - 1960) a... Read full biography
Charles Reeves (1872 - 1941) [1]. Reeves Family - Long Point, Ontario. Three generations of the Reeves family were employed as guides and decoy* carvers for the Long Point Company (1866 - 1960) a private duck hunting club on the North shore of Lake Erie. The acreage is now a Provincial park.... Read full biography
Charles Reeves (1872 - 1941) [1]. Reeves Family - Long Point, Ontario. Three generations of the Reeves family were employed as guides and decoy* carvers for the Long Point Company (1866 - 1960) a private duck hunting club on the North shore of Lake Erie. The acreage is now a Provincial park. Phineas (1833 - 1892), a native of Bristol, England and the progenitor of the family was the first manager and guide for the club. He is well known for his classic hollow Canada geese decoys. Two of his... Read full biography
Charles Reeves (1872 - 1941) [1]. Reeves Family - Long Point, Ontario. Three generations of the Reeves family were employed as guides and decoy* carvers for the Long Point Company (1866 - 1960) a private duck hunting club on the North shore of Lake Erie. The acreage is now a Provincial park. Phineas (1833 - 1892), a native of Bristol, England and the progenitor of the family was the first manager and guide for the club. He is well known for his classic hollow Canada geese decoys. Two of his sons, John (1860 - 1896) and Charles (1877 - 1941) carried on their father's work making decoys and acting as guides for club members. Jack (1904 - 1986), a son of Charles is probably the most prolific of the Reeves carvers. [2]. Most Reeves decoys are... Read full biography
Charles Reeves (1872 - 1941) [1]. Reeves Family - Long Point, Ontario. Three generations of the Reeves family were employed as guides and decoy* carvers for the Long Point Company (1866 - 1960) a private duck hunting club on the North shore of Lake Erie. The acreage is now a Provincial park. Phineas (1833 - 1892), a native of Bristol, England and the progenitor of the family was the first manager and guide for the club. He is well known for his classic hollow Canada geese decoys. Two of his sons, John (1860 - 1896) and Charles (1877 - 1941) carried on their father's work making decoys and acting as guides for club members. Jack (1904 - 1986), a son of Charles is probably the most prolific of the Reeves carvers. [2]. Most Reeves decoys are well carved, hollow bodied and artfully painted. The similarity in form and style among the Reeves carvers can make it difficu... Read full biography
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The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys
2000Engers, Joe320 pages (color)Decoys
1992Kangas, Gene and Linda335 pagesDecoying: St. Clair to the St. Lawrence
1988Crandall, Bernard W.208 pages (color)Traditions in Wood: A History of Wildfowl Decoys in Canada
1987Fleming, Patricia and Thomas Carpenter179 pages (color)Ontario Decoys II: Some Carvers and Regional Styles
1986Gates, Bernie221 pages