Base says Masons, what are the odds it is?

[Riverwalker83]

I’m a decoy noob. Have bought and sold a few but not knowledgeable. This came in a lot with a couple nice old decoys. Base says Masons. It doesn’t look like any I can find. Thinking maybe birds and bases got mixed up by auction company or inheritor. What are the odds it’s a Mason? I’ll post more pics. Was having trouble with them.

 

[Carl]

Hopefully some of our decoy experts will weigh in.
Please check my message about user names!

 

[Rick Pierce]

Not an "expert", but it's not a Mason shorebird. Mason curlew are pretty unmistakable. Mason decoys were produced on machines; that's done by a person and is closer to what they call a "flattie" or silhouette.

 

[jode hillman]

I’m a decoy noob. Have bought and sold a few but not knowledgeable. This came in a lot with a couple nice old decoys. Base says Masons. It doesn’t look like any I can find. Thinking maybe birds and bases got mixed up by auction company or inheritor. What are the odds it’s a Mason? I’ll post more pics. Was having trouble with them.
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It doesn't look like any Mason that I've ever seen. To me it resembles what is referred to as a New Jersey lumberyard flatty.

It definitely seems to have age and any shorebird that was used is now at least 100 years old