Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2006.08.012
Accession#:
2006.08
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Decoy
Description:
Hard plastic decoy duck. Light brown body and head with dark brown highlights and purple wing tips. Yellowish beak and brown eyes. Some scuffs and scrapes where paint is worn away. There is a metal hook attached to the beak of the duck. Writing on bottom says "D—9 Victor, Duck Decoy" and "1967, MFG'D. By Woodstream Co., Lititz, Penna, U.S.A. It also says "Parke". On bottom there is a plastic X around which string is wound. At end of string a metal weight is attached.
Owned by Tom Parke or his father.
Weights prevented ducks from drifting off and all piling up on the beach. Beachcombed.
Blue Wing Teal.
Search Terms:
Hunting
Bird
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