Wilber Brothers Company Black Duck
Super rare black duck from the Wilber Brothers Company (Sacramento, CA) ca. 1920s. This example is branded B.H. DYAS CO., Los Angeles. Dyas Co. was a high end sporting goods store in Hollywood, CA. This decoy is pictured on page 554 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller. The paint is excellent and original with professional neck filler repair and a tiny spot of paint strengthening above the speculum on the right side. Measures 15” in length.
Super rare black duck from the Wilber Brothers Company (Sacramento, CA) ca. 1920s. This example is branded B.H. DYAS CO., Los Angeles. Dyas Co. was a high end sporting goods store in Hollywood, CA. This decoy is pictured on page 554 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller. The paint is excellent and original with professional neck filler repair and a tiny spot of paint strengthening above the speculum on the right side. Measures 15” in length.
Super rare black duck from the Wilber Brothers Company (Sacramento, CA) ca. 1920s. This example is branded B.H. DYAS CO., Los Angeles. Dyas Co. was a high end sporting goods store in Hollywood, CA. This decoy is pictured on page 554 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller. The paint is excellent and original with professional neck filler repair and a tiny spot of paint strengthening above the speculum on the right side. Measures 15” in length.