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My Favorite Three Decoys ..

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June 2024 

Ted SadleirTed Mulliken, Dodge Decoy Co., Contem.-Unknown. 

Dick Richardson-W.R. Corwin
 

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MAY 2023

Dick's first favorite is a John Boyle Brant. John Boyle was the 1st Secretary of Pattersquash Gun Club. This Decoy has the brands of Sperry (he developed the Gyroscope and owned the Sperry Company), W. Worth, Brown Bros.,

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December 2019

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September 2019

Peter Cilento was the favorite three speaker for the September meeting. Peter brought in several decoys to show and talk about. 

            The first decoy Peter showed was a black bellied plover made of wood and carved by Obadiah Verity of Seaford.

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June 2019

Bob Nyman was the favorite speaker for the June meeting. Bob brought in several of his favorite black ducks to show and talk about. 

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May 2019

The favorite three speaker for May was Joe Daly. The first decoy that Joe shared with us was a goldeneye made of white cedar from Delaware carver Ned Mayne. Joe said he got it at an auction in 1990 and he really likes it because it’s a beautifully painted gunning decoy.

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April 2019

The favorite three guest speaker for April was Harold Fay.  Harold brought in several birds. They may have been different species ...

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March 2019

George Rigby was the favorite three speaker for the March meeting. The first and second decoys that George showed were carved by his father George Rigby Senior. They were a pair of broadbills made of live cork with cedar heads.

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February 2019

Gary Terrasi was the favorite guest speaker for the February meeting. He brought in quite a collection of carvings by Bayport Carver John Hodge. 
 

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January 2019

The favorite three speaker for January was George Grivas. He brought four of his favorite decoys.

          

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December 2018

The favorite three speaker for December was Todd Smith.

  The first decoy he showed was carved by Walter Smith of East Moriches New York.

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November 2018

Joe King was the favorite three speaker for the November meeting. He started with a mallard decoy carved by Tuckerton, NJ layman / guide..
 

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October 2018

The favorite three speaker for October was Andy Kazanecki. Andy brought in three decoys to show members and talk about. 

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September 2018

The favorite three guest speaker for September was Ed Wortmann, who brought in three decoys to show and talk about.

           

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June 2018

Gil Herzy was the favorite three speaker for the June meeting but he actually brought in four decoys to show and talk about.
 

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May 2018

Patricia Bruinsma was the favorite three speaker for the May meeting, but she actually brought in four decoys to show and talk about.

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April 2018

Craig Kessler was the favorite three speaker for the April meeting, but he brought in four decoys to show and talk about. Craig says that he collects decoys because of personal value to him, not the financial value.

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March 2018

Howard Nepo was the favorite three speaker for the March meeting.   He brought in three of his favorite decoys to show and talk about. He said that his favorite decoys change weekly.

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February 2018

Bill Schlegel was the favorite three speaker for the February meeting.   He brought in several items to show and talk about. 

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January 2018

Ben Sohm filled in for Tim Sieger who was not able to attend the January meeting.  Ben actually brought four decoys to show and talk about. 

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December 2017

The December favorite three speaker was John Griffiths. He said that when he first began decoy collecting in 1993 he started collecting decoys by Manahawkin carver Hurley Conklin.  

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