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Wire-braced fabric decoy

Patent drawing of a folding fabric duck decoy showing the assembled bird with a curved neck and head, an internal wire bracing structure, a bottom float board with a pivoting bail-like adjuster and crank handle, and detail views of the wire sheath and bail mechanism.

FOLDING DECOY.Joseph Ross · October 1, 1895

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