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William Jesse Ramey (January 28, 1891 – May 26, 1963) [1] was an American vintage master carver of fish decoys. [2] His work is sometimes attributed to "Jess Ramey", though he was known to his friends as Jesse (his actual middle name).
This Canadian goose decoy by Crowell shattered records when it sold for a staggering $1.13 million at a private sale in 2007. Its near-perfect condition, coupled with Crowell’s reputation, means ...
The decoys were carved out of available materials including ship masts and telephone poles. [3] By the early 1900s people had begun collecting decoys for decorative purposes and Hudson was one of the first carvers to add details such as feet and wings to his carvings in response. [4] Hudson has been called a "legendary name" in decoy carving. [5]
Barber's book Wild Fowl Decoys was the first book on decoys as collectible objects. It was followed in 1965 by folk art dealer Adele Earnest's The Art of the Decoy and American Bird Decoys by collector Wm. F. Mackey. [15] Collectors typically focus on particular categories of decoys, such as working, decorative, antique, or contemporary.
In 2002, the USAF renewed its interest in an air-launched decoy and started a new industry-wide competition for a variant with greater endurance. [5] The contract for a new MALD was awarded to Raytheon in Spring 2003.
Wild Fowl Decoys is an art reference book by American collector Joel Barber. It was the first book that was published on decoys and decoy collecting. It was first published in 1934 by Eugene V. Connett III by the original Derrydale Press. As were almost all original Derrydale Press books, it was published as a limited edition.
The spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. created LMDs of agent Nick Fury to use as decoys for an attack by the terrorist organization Hydra. [1] A Life Model Decoy is a S.H.I.E.L.D.-designed robot that duplicates all outward aspects of a living person. The owner can see through, speak through, and control everything the Life Model Decoy does.
The San Giorgio class of the Italian Navy, also known as the Santi class (since the three units that compose it have the names of three saints), consists of three amphibious warships of the amphibious transport dock type: the San Giorgio, the San Marco and lastly, with a slightly different design, the San Giusto, specialized in landing operations that replaced the Grado and Caorle which were ...