If it looks like a duck and floats like a duck, it may be a million-dollar decoy
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A duck, carved out of a block of cedar or tupelo to lure real waterfowl within shotgun range, lure collectors willing to pay big money. The wooden ducks, made in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, have transformed from a hunting aid to folk art to a treasured collectible.
Publisher: Washington Magazine Inc.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 2006
United States, Methods, Usage, Collections and collecting, Collectibles, Decoys (Hunting), Duck shooting
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 2006
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Anyone there? Writing public officials these days is like shouting in the wind
Article Abstract:
Public officials who give sensible responses to letters from their constituents have become a rare breed. The lost art of corresponding is also evident in the private sector, with very few company officials taking time out to answer their mail from consumers.
Publisher: Washington Magazine Inc.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1997
Appreciation, Records and correspondence, Public officers, Government officials, Letter writing
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1997
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