Prince Edward Island 1920 Signed Working Duck Decoy tall basket and Southern face jugs as

and Southern face jugs as well

mid 19th century I believe

I believe that what appears to be a "3J" likely refers to his Alt's class in school

I'd guess he dates to the early 20th century

(The partially stained one also has a stretch of a pale green rubber coated wire on top of the rainbow one)

Prince Edward Island 1920 Signed Working Duck Decoy tall basket and Southern face jugs asMy favorite decoys are the ones that have clearly done some work, all the better when they've got shot holes in their sides as this one does. I really love the crusty old yellow paint on the beak, rusty old nails for the eyes, and loosely brushed on pinkish paint against black on the sides. And roughly, determinedly carved into the underside: Canada, 1920, PEI (Prince Edward Island), and CH Town (for Charlottetown, I believe, the capital of PEI.) 15"