Physical description of brand:
This burned brand identifies the decoys in the rig of an individual gunner. The brand is all CAPS in block letters. Letters are 3/8” wide and 9/16” high; entire brand is 3 ¾ wide and 9/16” high, and includes periods after the P and the K.
Background:
Perry K. Barnes was a noted market hunter from Charlestown, MD, whose family hunted at Carpenter’s Point near Perryville in Cecil County. His rig was thought to have a few hundred decoys.
This brand has been identified on the following decoys:
Decoy | Maker | Species | Sex | Other Brands on Decoy |
Will Heverin | Redhead | Drake | ||
John B. Graham | Canvasback | Drake |
References/Sources:
Initial Contributor: Steven Bro
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