Bidspirit auction | Pair Restle Decoy Co. Bluebill

Pair Restle Decoy Co. Bluebill Decoys - 16 x 8 inches. This pair of bluebill (Scaup) waterfowl decoys features textured bodies and painted wooden heads with orange glass eyes. The bodies are constructed from a granular, compressed composite material, likely cork or a proprietary foam blend, finished with a rugged, sand-textured paint to reduce glare. The undersides are fitted with heavy, longitudinal wooden keels secured by two metal bolts. Each keel is wrapped with dark green cordage connected to a heavy, circular lead ring anchor. The underside of the decoys features an impressed mark consisting of three lines of text. The first line reads R S T L D E C O Y. The second line reads M A U M E E. The third line reads O H I O.