OLD ICE SPEAR FISHING DECOY CARVED WOOD TACK EYES TIN FINS TAIL CRACKLED BLACK PAINT ANTIQUE

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Old Antique Weighted Fish Decoy

For Ice Fishing Spear Fishing

10.25 INCHES LONG.
Hand Carved Wood

Old Crackled Black Paint. 

Patinated Brass Tack Eyes.

Sheet Metal / Tin Fins and Tail.
Possibly from
Lake St Clair Michigan
circa 1930s

Missing three of the tin fins. Broken off.

Hollowed Out and Poured Lead/Solder 

Weighted bottom.

The tack eyes are positioned on the top of the head.
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The tail is attached with two tiny nails.

Wire on top of  head looped through
a reamed out channel in the wood.

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