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Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
12017-08-04T08:14:43-07:00Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159b41367Detroit, MI.plain2017-09-10T07:15:43-07:0042.331429, -83.045753Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159bThe company factory was started by William Mason in 1896 in a shed behind his Detroit home. As the business grew, it moved twice before closing in 1924. The factory produced decoys in various grades, or levels of complexity. These included Premier, Challenge, No.1 Glass Eye, No. 2 Tack Eye, and No. 3 Painted Eye. (Ward Museum) The Premier grade decoy examined for this project has glass eyes.
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12017-08-04T09:18:37-07:00Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159bPremier grade whistler drake decoy, 1956-707.1186Made c. 1900 by the Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, MIplain2017-08-04T13:24:04-07:00Nancie Ravenelbc84e2b969fab7c5f039797f42318c7fcfc8159b
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12017-08-04T12:15:14-07:00Left side of Mason Decoy Factory whistler drake decoy, premier grade2Mason Decoy Factory (Detroit, Michigan, 1896-1924) Whistler Drake Decoy, ca. 1900 Wood, paint, and glass Museum purchase, acquired from Richard H. Moeller, 1956-707.118plain2017-08-07T05:25:46-07:001956-707.118Shelburne Museum
