Little treasure found
- Thread starter Gary Mills
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Rick Pierce
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Neat decoy...can't go wrong on the price, either!
That's a great score!
bob welsh
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Shows that even in the 1960s duck hunters were trying to add motion to the spread. Nothing is new just refined and improved(maybe).
I found this article on flap-o-matic that you might like to see. I find the wings to be quite realistic, especially for the time period it was made.
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The Flap-O-Matic - a classic modern decoy
I have seen many a decoy in my searches, but never a production grade decoy like the Flap-O-Matic F-3. This outrageous collectible decoy is considered a classic modern bird according to "Warman's Duck Decoy" book. I have reservations about that s...
www.dl-online.com
I agree, we had one of those or identical back in the day. Last time I recall seeing it was when I was maybe ten years old. It had a jerk string to the blind. The wing flaps could be pretty realistic if you worked at it. I wonder why someone doesn't manufacture something similar today? Maybe it wouldn't command $300.I found this article on flap-o-matic that you might like to see. I find the wings to be quite realistic, especially for the time period it was made.
The Flap-O-Matic - a classic modern decoy
I have seen many a decoy in my searches, but never a production grade decoy like the Flap-O-Matic F-3. This outrageous collectible decoy is considered a classic modern bird according to "Warman's Duck Decoy" book. I have reservations about that s...
After thinking about it some more, the one I remember belonged to my Grandfather's hunting buddy "Brownie". Not sure what his real name was, but I assume Mr. Brown would be a safe bet. I think Brownie passed in the 60's, so it was a really long time ago that I played with that decoy. Thanks for the memories.
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Gary Mills
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Eric I saw that article, it is quite well done product and realistic