NOVEMBER OPPORTUNITY SALE
Lot 66:
The Mettlach Book; American Factory Decoys; The Stein Book. All have wear
9 1/4" X 12 1/4"
Shipping:
Shipping and handling in the continental US will cost $19.62 – $36.83, depending on your location.
Local pickup is always free! Please schedule on our website!
Photographs are considered part of the description and condition and supersede all written descriptions. Converse does not authenticate or guarantee authenticity. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email or by telephone. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Converse Auctions shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Text Found in Images:
Image 1:
THE STEIN BOOK
ILLUSTRATED CATALOG
CURRENT PRICES
American
COLLECTOR’S INFORMATION
by GARY KIRSNER
&
JIM GRUHL
Factory Decoys
by Henry А. Fleckenstein, Jr.
FEATURING THE STROH BREWERY CO. COLLECTION
THE METTLACH BOOK
CATALOG
by GARY KIRSNER
1983
THE
STEIN
BOOK
ILLUSTRATED
CATALOG
CURRENT
PRICES
American
COLLECTOR’S
INFORMATION
by
GARY
KIRSNER
&
JIM
GRUHL
Factory
Decoys
by
Henry
Fleckenstein,
Jr.
FEATURING
THE
STROH
BREWERY
COLLECTION
THE
METTLACH
BOOK
ILL
CURRENT
CATALOG
by
GARY
KIRSNER
1983
Image 2:
THE STEIN BOOK
THE METTLACH BOOK by GARY KIRSNER
American Factory Decoys
by GARY KIRSNER & JIM GRUHL
SEVEN
HILLS
BOOKS
GLENTIQUES
LTD.
Schiffer
1985
Publishing
Ltd.
THE
STEIN
BOOK
THE
METTLACH
BOOK
by
GARY
KIRSNER
American
Factory
Decoys
by
GARY
KIRSNER
&
JIM
GRUHL
SEVEN
HILLS
BOOKS
GLENTIQUES
LTD.
Schiffer
1985
Publishing
Ltd.
Image 3:
Acknowledgements
and lesser known CC
collector will be ab
ume and see close
decoy enterprises i
betical order.
Over
trations of decoys
back to the 1880’s
50 color
treatise.
more colorful exam
With the cooperatio
Witte,
over the country, M
another significant
erature.
Henry Fleckenstein
Spevak, Boen, and to for for would Equally Many Morty all all collections Dick for she of never Dale thanks the and important has Lancaster, typing Horst, have of Carol had go Roger of Dave his Otto out factory been to and help Kramer put for Johs, to Morrison, done. proof many up decoys their
Acknowledgements
and
lesser
known
collector
will
be
ab
ume
and
see
close
decoy
enterprises
i
betical
order.
Over
trations
of
decoys
back
to
the
1880’s
50
color
treatise.
more
colorful
exam
With
the
cooperatio
Witte,
over
the
country,
another
significant
erature.
Henry
Fleckenstein
Spevak,
Boen,
and
to
for
for
would
Equally
Many
Morty
all
all
collections
Dick
for
she
of
never
Dale
thanks
the
and
important
has
Lancaster,
typing
Horst,
have
of
Carol
had
go
Roger
of
Dave
his
Otto
out
factory
been
to
and
help
Kramer
put
for
Johs,
to
Morrison,
done.
proof
many
up
decoys
their
Image 4:
AM
by
An early J.N. Dodge oversize mallard decoy
A Down East Decoy Company solid body
in original condition made during the late
These decoys were
sleeping mallard drake,
1880’s.
These large prime birds are seldom
Portland, Maine by the Coffin Bro-
made in
found in this condition.
thers and were offered in both solid and hol-
low models.
A pair of mallard silhouettes from a folding
Maryland, c.-1890.
These two birds illustrate
the outstanding paint work that was applied to
the Coudon V-boards.
A V-board rack of blackhead
AM
by
An
early
J.N.
Dodge
oversize
mallard
decoy
A
Down
East
Decoy
Company
solid
body
in
original
condition
made
during
the
late
These
decoys
were
sleeping
mallard
1880’s.
These
large
prime
birds
are
seldom
Portland,
Maine
by
the
Coffin
Bro-
made
in
found
in
this
condition.
thers
and
were
offered
in
both
solid
and
hol-
low
models.
A
pair
of
mallard
silhouettes
from
a
folding
rack
made
by
&
Company
of
Aikin,
Maryland,
c.-1890.
These
two
birds
illustrate
the
outstanding
paint
work
that
was
applied
to
the
V-boards.
A
V-board
rack
of
blackhead
Image 5:
this
volume
in
neither
the
contained
authors
information
reliance
by
placed
incurred
on
the
otherwise,
nor
the
for compiling loss, of
informa-
in
taken
financial or
been
has
care
liability
every
While
any
accept
can
the
tion publisher herein.
in
form
or
utilized
any
be
reproduced
book
may
or retrieval by any system, means, electronic without per- Or
this
and
of
No
part
storage
information
any
All
rights
by
or
recording,
mechanical, mission in writing including from photocopying, the author.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Kirsner, Gary,
this
volume
in
neither
the
contained
authors
information
reliance
by
placed
incurred
on
the
otherwise,
nor
the
for
compiling
loss,
of
informa-
in
taken
financial
or
been
has
care
liability
every
While
any
accept
can
the
tion
publisher
herein.
Gary
Kirsner
in
form
or
utilized
any
be
reproduced
book
may
or
retrieval
by
any
system,
means,
electronic
without
Or
this
and
of
No
part
storage
information
any
All
rights
by
or
recording,
mechanical,
mission
in
writing
including
from
photocopying,
the
author.
Library
of
Congress
Cataloging
in
Publication
Data
Kirsner,
Gary,
Share this lot:
