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Jul 28, 2017 - Jul 29, 2017
Ten Shorebird Whistles
c. 1880-1920
A tin, cone and pan shorebird whistle, a rare delicate version of a cone and pan whistle, a "Screamer Whistle," a metal and a bone pan whistle, a metal and bone whistle, a horn and a antler whistle, a metal whistle, and a bone conventional whistle.
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Provenance: Grant Nelson Collection
Literature: Sotheby's and Guyette and Schmidt, "American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery," New York, NY, 2000, p. 37, lots 49-57, related examples illustrated.
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