mid 19th century I believe
I think the blue-eyed "Fat Boy" may actually be based on a Dickensian character of the same title
(The partially stained one also has a stretch of a pale green rubber coated wire on top of the rainbow one)
the pin is tight and they adjust with pressure
but it definitely has some years on it
Prince Edward Island 1920 Signed Working Duck Decoy tall basket mid 19th century I believeMy favorite decoys are the ones that have clearly done some work, all the better when they've got shot holes in their sides as this one does. I really love the crusty old yellow paint on the beak, rusty old nails for the eyes, and loosely brushed on pinkish paint against black on the sides. And roughly, determinedly carved into the underside: Canada, 1920, PEI (Prince Edward Island), and CH Town (for Charlottetown, I believe, the capital of PEI.) 15"