THE UPPER BAY MUSEUM NORTH EAST, MARYLAND
A Very Rare Double Sinkbox, probably the only one in existance.
Sneak boat with Punt gun. Display Decoys in background.
Poster of Babe Ruth, American Baseball player and Duck hunter from Baltimore, Maryland
Iron stoves used on Skipjacks from Principio Foundry. Located between Perryville and North East, Maryland, Principio Iron works turned out Iron Sinkbox decoys, and Decoy weights.
Some Decoys on display. The second row contains Sam Barnes Decoys, with the decoy on the far right that is brown and almost off the page is a Jim Holly. The decoy in the middle of the shelf is a Barnes head with another makers body. Barnes heads were interchanged with Holly body's and vice versa and also with other makers body's. Bottom row are classic seminal carver Will "Billy Snakes" Heverin Canvasback Drakes. Heverin heads also made the rounds on the Susquehanna and were found on various makers decoys. Heverin heads original to Wally Algard body's were common as the Algard Hotel was very close to Sam Barns decoy shed.
More Decoys: Bottom row are George and Henry Lockard decoys.
Susquehanna flats Bushwack boat with contemporary Decoys donated by local carvers.
Close up of contemporary Canvasback decoys.
Various Rail bird Skiffs and Bushwack boats.
Classic Chesapeake bay Row boat. Many Marylanders including myself grew up in these craft, fishing, crabbing etc.
Sneak boat and Punt Gun. Note hand Paddles on floor of boat. These were used for the last few yards of sneaking up on waterfowl. Also note Antique Outboard motors.
Business end of a Sneak boat Punt Gun.