Thomas Chambers (1860 - 1948) (1). An important wildfowl decoy carver, Thomas Chambers grew up in Toronto, Ontario and retired there; however he lived much of his life in southern Ontario near Lake... Read full biography
Thomas Chambers (1860 - 1948) (1). An important wildfowl decoy carver, Thomas Chambers grew up in Toronto, Ontario and retired there; however he lived much of his life in southern Ontario near Lake St. Clair and in the town of Wallaceburg. Chambers' decoys have sold at auction far in excess of... Read full biography
Thomas Chambers (1860 - 1948) (1). An important wildfowl decoy carver, Thomas Chambers grew up in Toronto, Ontario and retired there; however he lived much of his life in southern Ontario near Lake St. Clair and in the town of Wallaceburg. Chambers' decoys have sold at auction far in excess of $100,000.00 and one ranks among the "Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction". (2). Attached below are biographies courtesy of the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art and of Sporting Classics Daily. From The Ward... Read full biography
Thomas Chambers (1860 - 1948) (1). An important wildfowl decoy carver, Thomas Chambers grew up in Toronto, Ontario and retired there; however he lived much of his life in southern Ontario near Lake St. Clair and in the town of Wallaceburg. Chambers' decoys have sold at auction far in excess of $100,000.00 and one ranks among the "Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction". (2). Attached below are biographies courtesy of the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art and of Sporting Classics Daily. From The Ward Museum:. Thomas Chambers (1860 - 1948) Wallaceburg, Ontario. Thomas Chambers led a quiet and solitary life and spent his early years as a market hunter in the Toronto Harbor. He was associated with St. Anne's Club at Lake St. Clair in the early 1880s,... Read full biography
Thomas Chambers (1860 - 1948) (1). An important wildfowl decoy carver, Thomas Chambers grew up in Toronto, Ontario and retired there; however he lived much of his life in southern Ontario near Lake St. Clair and in the town of Wallaceburg. Chambers' decoys have sold at auction far in excess of $100,000.00 and one ranks among the "Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction". (2). Attached below are biographies courtesy of the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art and of Sporting Classics Daily. From The Ward Museum:. Thomas Chambers (1860 - 1948) Wallaceburg, Ontario. Thomas Chambers led a quiet and solitary life and spent his early years as a market hunter in the Toronto Harbor. He was associated with St. Anne's Club at Lake St. Clair in the early 1880s, but when the club burned to the ground, he sought a position at the St. Clair Flats Shooting Co. Chambers stayed on t... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Decoys-North America's One Hundred Greatest
2011
Harrell, Loy S. .Jr
208 pages (color)
Bird Decoys of North America: Nature, History and Art
2010
Shaw, Robert
304 pages (color)
Collecting Antique Bird Decoys and Duck Calls: An Identification and Price Guide
2003
Luckey, Carl; Russell E. Lewis
496 pages (color)
The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys
2000
Engers, Joe
320 pages (color)
Decoys
1992
Kangas, Gene and Linda
335 pages
Decoying: St. Clair to the St. Lawrence
1988
Crandall, Bernard W.
208 pages (color)
Traditions in Wood: A History of Wildfowl Decoys in Canada