Mandt and Ferd Homme
Mixing their own colors, Mandt and Ferd Homme painted in a highly realistic style. A rig of mallards and pintails made for Tom Alberti contains mallard hens with a heavily feathered paint pattern - not just loops, but attempts to recreate each feather. Ferd seems to have out-produced Mandt, as more Homme decoys have been found that are signed "Ferd Homme" in careful block letters on the bottoms. Mandt signed very few of his birds.
For the complete article, see the Sept/Oct 1998 issue of Decoy Magazine.
Index of Carvers
Listed alphabetically are articles featuring
notable carvers and the issues in which they appear.
This index is several years old -- you can order a new, updated
list of Master Carvers by calling Decoy Magazine
at (302) 644-9001.
| Carver | Location | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Fred | Monmouth, IL | Nov/Dec 1994 |
| American Coot Decoy (The) | July/Aug 1989 | |
| Androscetti, Luigi | California | Spring 1986 |
| Astoria Decoy Makers | Astoria, OR | May/June 1995 |
| Avadanian, Gary | Reading, MA | Sept/Oct 1995 |
| Bach, Ferdinand | St. Clair Flats, MI | Nov/Dec 1993 |
| Baines, James E. | Morgantown, MD | July/Aug 1993 |
| Baker, John | Edgely, PA | Nov/Dec 1989 |
| Barber, Joel | Sept/Oct 1994 | |
| Barco, Willliam Bailey | Currituck, NC | Sept/Oct 1993 |
| Barnard, Charles Nelson | Havre-de-Grace, MD | Nov/Dec 1989 |
| Barnes, Samuel Treadway | Havre-de-Grace, MD | Mar/Apr 1993 |
| Barto, George "Skippy" | Illinois River | Sept/Oct 1992 |
| Batters, William "Slow" | Little Falls, MN | Sept/Oct 1991 |
| Baum, Wayland | Wanchese, NC | Jan/lFeb 1990 |
| Beckley, Frank | Absecon, NJ | July/Aug 1991 |
| Bell, Alan Ontario | Mar/Apr 1995 | |
| Berard, Sully | Louisiana | May/June 1993 |
| Bergman, Charles | Astoria, Oregon | Summer 1983 |
| Bethel Decoys | Park Rapids, MN | Jan/Feb 1992 |
| Biddle, James E. | North East, MD | May/June 1990 |
| Birdsall, Charlie | Point Pleasant, NJ | Mar/Apr 1989 |
| Blackbirds | May/June 1994 | |
| Boldizar, Louis | Roebling, NJ | May/June 1995 |
| Boucher, Leo | Richelieu River, QUE | Jan/Feb 1993 |
| Boyer, Auguste | Valleyfield, QUE | Nov/Dec 1990 |
| Brant Decoys of Washington State | May/June 1988 | |
| Broadbill Duck Call, The | Zimmerman, MN | Jan/Feb 1994 |
| Brown, Bob | Barnegat, NJ | July/Aug 1990 |
| Brown, Dan | Salisbury, MD | Summer 1980 |
| Bruce, John | Lafitte, LA | Mar/Apr 1990 |
| Brust, Dick | St. Paul, MN | July/Aug 1995 |
| Caines Brothers | South Carolina | Mar/Apr 1989 |
| Calhoun, Norman | Ocean View, DE | Nov/Dec 1994 |
| California Gun Club Decoys | Fall 1986 | |
| California Decoys | Spring 1981 | |
| Campbell, Albert | La Plata, MD | May/June 1994 |
| Campbell, Jim (collection) | Saginaw, MI | Winter 1984 |
| Canvas Decoys | May/June 1991 | |
| Carawan, Percy | Lake Mattamuskeet, NC | Mar/Apr 1991 |
| Carolina Decoys | July/Aug 1988 | |
| Cecil Harford Hunters Museum | North East, MD | Fall 1979 |
| Ceretta, Jim | Glendale, AZ | July/Aug 1993 |
| Chesapeake Bay Carvers | Maryland | Winter 1983 |
| Chesser, Grayson | Jenkins Bridge, VA | July/Aug 1992 |
| Chincoteague Refuge Museum | Chincoteague, VA | Fall 1981 |
| Cleland, Kenneth | Northfield, MN | Nov/Dec 1994 |
| Cobb Island Decoys | Cobb Island, VA | Winter 1980 |
| Collins, Marty | Massachusetts | May/June 1994 |
| Conklin, Hurley | Manahawkin, NJ | July/Aug 1989 |
| Conroy, Bill | Oreland, ME | Nov/Dec 1988 |
| Copper Fish Decoys | Minnesota | Nov/Dec 1993 |
| Cork Decoys | Jan/Feb 1991 | |
| Couret, Robert Francis | New Orleans, LA | May/June 1991 |
| Cramer, William | Fishing Creek, PA | Jan/Feb 1987 |
| Crandall, Horace "Hie" | California | Summer 1984 |
| Cranmer, Bill | New Jersey | Jan/Feb 1991 |
| Cranwill, Jerry | Illinois River | Jan/Feb 1993 |
| Cromwell, Ed | Susquehanna River | Jan/Feb 1987 |
| Crowell, Elmer | East Harwich, MA | Sept/Oct 1991 Mar/Apr 1992 Sept/Oct 1992 Mar/Apr 1993 |
| Crookes, Charlie | Point Place, OH | Mar/Apr 1993 |
| Cullen, Dan | Port Orchard, WA | Fall 1982 |
| Delaware Decoys | Sept/Oct 1987 | |
| Delaware River (The) | Sept/Oct 1990 | |
| Denny, Sam | Clayton, NY | Jan/Feb 1993 |
| Detroit Factories (The) | Mason, Dodge, Peterson | Nov/Dec 1990 |
| Dilley, John | Long Island, NY | Jan/Feb 1994 |
| Dodge Factory Decoys | Detroit, MI | Summer 1983 |
| Dodge, Jasper Newton | Detroit, MI | July/Aug 1991 |
| Douglas, Rosh | St. Lawrence River | July/Aug 1991 |
| Dougherty, Frank | Bean Lake, MO | Mar/Apr 1994 |
| Dove Decoys | Spring 1981 | |
| Dresden Bay Carvers | Seneca Lake, NY | May/June 1989 |
| Dudley, Lee | Knotts Island, NC | Mar/Apr 1994 |
| Dunster Sporting Goods Co. | Washington | Nov/Dec 1988 |
| Easton Waterfowl Festival | Easton, MD | Winter 1980 |
| Edwards, Harry | Minneapolis, MN | Nov/Dec 1992 |
| Elliston, Robert A. | Illinois River | Nov/Dec 1991 |
| English, Dan | Florence, NJ | Sept/Oct 1992 |
| European Decoys | Mar/Apr 1988 | |
| Falardeau, Louis-Phillippe | Quebec | Jan/Feb 1994 |
| Fay, Ralph | Newell, CA | Jan/Feb 1994 |
| Fennimore, Harry | Bordentown, NJ | Nov/Dec 1990 |
| Finney, Frank | Back Bay, VA | Jan/Feb 1992 |
| Francis, John | Missouri | May/June 1992 |
| Frog Decoys | July/Aug 1995 | |
| Fulcher, Mitchell | Carteret County, NC | Nov/Dec 1991 |
| Furness, William "Bid" | Delaware River | Jan/Feb 1991 |
| Gabler Estate Sale Preview | Harford County, MD | Fall 1980 |
| Gant, Percy | Osbornville, NJ | July/Aug 1994 |
| Garbrecht, Elmer | Rivermoor, WI | Mar/Apr 1994 |
| Gibian, Bill | Virginia | Nov/Dec 1992 |
| Gibson, Paul | Havre-de-Grace, MD | Summer 1983 Spring 1985 Jan/Feb 1992 |
| Goldeneye Decoys | July/Aug 1993 | |
| Gray, Edson | Ocean View, DE | Nov/Dec 1994 |
| Gregory, Pat | Bloomington, IL | Jan/Feb 1995 |
| Grubbs, Charles | Hennepin, IL | July/Aug 1994 |
| Hagerbaumer, David | San Diego, CA | Spring 1982 |
| Hall, Chuck | Barnum, MN | Jan/Feb 1993 |
| Hall, Severin | North East, MD | May/June 1992 |
| Hanson, Marty | Prior Lake, MN | July/Aug 1994 |
| Harlan, Howard | Nashville, TN | Mar/Apr 1995 |
| Harris, William | Marblehead, MA | Nov/Dec 1992 |
| Hart, Charles | North Shore, MA | July/Aug 1991 Jan/Feb 1987 |
| Havre-de-Grace Museum | Havre de Grace, MD | Jan/Feb 1987 |
| Headley, Somers | Wilmington, DE | Spring 1982 Summer 1984 Sept/Oct 1994 |
| Heddon & Sons Tackle Co. | Dowagaic, WI | Jan/Feb 1994 |
| Herbert, Charles | Hughesville, MD | July/Aug 1995 |
| Heron Lake | Minnesota | July/Aug 1992 |
| Hill, Dr. Lewis Webb | Martha's Vineyard, MA | Mar/Apr 1992 |
| Hillman, John A. | New Jersey Collector | July/Aug 1989 |
| Holloway, John | West Creek, NJ | July/Aug 1995 |
| Hollys of Havre-de-Grace (The) | Maryland | Jan/Feb 1992 |
| Hopper, Jim & Beebe | Chula Vista, CA | Fall 1982 |
| Howell, Leroy | Hinkley, MN | Nov/Dec 1990 |
| Hudson, Ira | Chincoteague, VA | Sept/Oct 1995 |
| Hudson, Norman | Chincoteague, VA | Jan/Feb 1992 |
| Huey, George | Friendship, ME | May/June 1995 |
| Huntley, Jake | Gananoque, ONT | Spring 1985 |
| Illinois River Decoys | Summer 1981 Summer 1986 |
|
| Janson, "Fresh Air Dick" | Santa Rosa, CA | Summer 1982 |
| Jensen, Jim | Jan/Feb 1995 | |
| Jobes, Harry | Aberdeen, MD | July/Aug 1988 |
| Johnson, William R. Co. | Seattle, WA | Mar/Apr 1988 |
| Joiner, Charlie "Speed" | Chestertown, MD | Jan/Feb 1988 |
| Keegan, James B. | Santa Rosa, CA | July/Aug 1994 |
| Kidwell, Harold "Pappy" | California | Spring 1986 |
| King, Bernard "Bun" | Munuscong Bay, MI | May/June 1990 |
| King, Joe | Parkertown, NJ | Jan/Feb 1995 |
| King, Kenny | Phoenix, AZ | July/Aug 1992 |
| Knoer, Dick & Tallie | San Diego, CA | Spring 1981 |
| Lacrosse Fish Decoys | La Crosse, WI | Mar/Apr 1995 |
| Laing, Albert | Connecticut | July/Aug 1995 |
| Lashbrook, Virgil | Illinois River | July/lAug 1988 |
| Leach, Jack | Tacoma, WA | July/Aug 1992 |
| Leduc, Alcide Lac | St. Francois, QUE | May/June 1990 |
| Le Fever, Fred | California | July/Aug 1991 |
| Leroux, Alcide Lac | St. Francois, QUE | May/June 1990 |
| Lexow, Fred | Balsam Lake, MN | July/Aug 1989 |
| Lincoln, Joseph | Accord, MA | July/Aug 1992 |
| Lipke, Paul | Whiting, IN | Summer 1985 |
| Live Decoys | Sept/Oct 1993 | |
| Long Island Decoys of the Shinnecock Indians | May/June 1989 | |
| Long Island Shorebirds | Stoney Brook, NY | Summer 1980 |
| Louisiana Decoys | Jan/Feb 1988 | |
| Lundgren, John | Kearney County, NE | Sept/Oct 1992 |
| Mackey, William J. | Winter 1981 Spring 1981 Summer 1981 Fall 1981 Spring 1982 Sept/Oct 1991 |
|
| Mackowski, Myron | Winnebago Lake, WI | Mar/Apr 1993 |
| Marter, Caleb Ridgeway | Burlington, NJ | Nov/Dec 1991 |
| Massachusetts Earliest Decoys | Sept/Oct 1989 | |
| Mason Factory Decoys | Detroit, MI | Winter 1981 Winter 1982 Summer 1982 Nov/Dec 1990 |
| Matte, Louis | Quebec | Jan/Feb 1989 |
| May, Jay | Delaware River | July/Aug 1990 |
| McGaw, Bob | Havre-de-Grace, MD | Summer 1986 |
| McIlhinny, Jim | Silver Creek, MI | May/June 1995 |
| McIntyre, Cameron | Greenbackville, VA | Nov/Dec 1993 |
| McLaughlin, John | Bordentown, NJ | Winter 1986 |
| McLellan, Bill | Eureka, CA | Mar/Apr 1989 |
| McNair, Mark | Eastern Shore, VA | Winter 1982 |
| Merganser Decoys | Spring 1986 | |
| Michigan Decoys | Winter 1985 | |
| Michigan Resting Decoys | Mar/Apr 1995 | |
| Miller, Herb | Ship Bottom, NJ | Sept/Oct 1995 |
| Miroir aux alouettes | French Decoys | Jan/Feb 1995 |
| Mitchell, R. Madison | Havre-de-Grace, MD | Spring 1986 Jan/Feb 1993 |
| Moak, Gus | Tustin, WI | Jan/Feb 1995 |
| Moseley, Douglas | Illinois River | May/June 1990 |
| Muzzi, Mario | Missiquoi Bay, QUE | July/Aug 1989 |
| Newman, Earnest | Carlton, MN | Mar/Apr 1991 |
| Noe, Frank James | Columbus, OH | Nov/Dec 1992 |
| North Carolina Ruddy Ducks | Sept/Oct 1993 | |
| Novelty Decoys | Summer 1981 | |
| Noyes Museum | New Jersey | Spring 1984 Mar/Apr 1987 |
| Ohnmacht, Bernard | Lafayette, IN | July/Aug 1987 |
| Olt, P.S. | Pekin, IL | Jan/Feb 1992 |
| Ortley, Lester "Dipper" | Pt. Pleasant, NJ | Jan/Feb 1994 |
| Oshkosh Decoy, The | Oshkosh, WI | July/Aug 1995 |
| Pacific Black Brant | Samish Island, WA | May/June 1990 |
| Parsons, Ed | Talbot County, MD | Jan/Feb 1990 |
| Peabody Museum | Salem, VA | Mar/Apr 1987 |
| Pennsylvania Decoys
of the Susquehanna River |
July/Aug 1990 | |
| Peters, Harold | Lake Erie | July/Aug 1981 |
| Peterson, "Hurricane Pete" | Cape Charles, VA | Summer 1981 |
| Phillips, Edward J. | Dorchester County, MD | Sept/Oct 1991 |
| Pirnie, Miles | East Lansing, MI | May/June 1990 |
| Pitt, Harvey | Du Quoin, IL | Jan/Feb 1995 |
| Potomac, The Tidal | JulyAug 1993 | |
| Pozzini, Charles | Detroit, MI | July/Aug 1994 |
| Quinn, Bill | Delaware River | July/Aug 1993 |
| Reed, James "Corb" | Chincoteague, VA | July/Aug 1988 |
| Reeves Family | Lake Erie, ONT | May/June 1992 |
| Reindahl, Enoch | Wisconsin | Nov/Dec 1989 |
| Ringneck Ducks of Louisiana | Jan/Feb 1992 | |
| Rogers, Gus | Alexandria Bay, NY | Mar/Apr 1994 |
| Ruggles, Henry | Illinois River | Sept/Oct 1991 |
| Rules, John "Newt" | Illinois River | May/June 1992 |
| Russell, Burley E. | California | July/Aug 1991 |
| Ryden, John Albert | Aitkin, MN | May/June 1991 |
| Sampier, Henry "Bedgeon" | St. Clair Flats, MI | Summer 1983 |
| Sawyer, "Chet" | Duluth, MN | July/Aug 1992 |
| Schmidt, Ben | Detroit, MI | July/Aug 1990 |
| Schmidt, G.K. Rig Decoys | Illinois | Sept/Oct 1995 |
| Schoenheider, Charles | Illinois River | Mar/Apr 1988 May/June 1989 May/June 1993 |
| Schutte, Chester | Rochester, NY | May/June 1995 |
| Scriven & Stanley | Vallejo, CA | Fall 1982 |
| Sharon, John | Toledo, OH | Jan/Feb 1995 |
| Sheerman, Wendell | Iowa | Sept/Oct 1987 |
| Shelburne Museum | Burlington, VT | Fall 1980 Summer 1985 Jan/Feb 1987 Mar/Apr 1987 July/Aug 1987 Nov/Dec 1988 Nov/Dec 1988 |
| Shourds, Harry V. | Tuckerton, NJ | Winter 1985 |
| Sibley, George M. (Mr. X) | Illinois River | July/Aug 1991 |
| Smith, A. Duncan | Lake St. Clair | May/June 1990 |
| Smith, Captain Gerry | Marblehead, MA | July/Aug 1994 |
| Smith, Captain Percy | Shady Side, MD | Sept/Oct 1995 |
| Smith, Christopher Columbus | St. Clair Flats, MI | Mar/Apr 1992 |
| Sprankle, Jim | Grasonville, MD | Fall 1980 |
| Stark, Louis | Appleton, WI | May/June 1995 May/June 1995 |
| Starr, Dr. George Ross (collection) | Duxbury, MA | Summer 1983 |
| Sterling, Noah Bernard | Crisfield, MD | May/June 1994 |
| Stevens, Ivy | Back Bay, VA | July/Aug 1989 |
| St. Lawrence River Carvers | Upstate New York | Winter 1982 Spring 1983 |
| Susquehanna Flats Decoys | Maryland | Fall 1979 July/Aug 1987 |
| Susquehanna Flats Brands | Mar/Apr 1995 | |
| Swan Island Decoys | Back Bay, VA | July/Aug 1989 |
| Strunk, George | Delaware River | May/June 1993 |
| Tax, John | Lake Osakis, MN | Mar/Apr 1992 Jan/Feb 1995 |
| Thengs, Harold | Long Island | Mar/Apr 1992 |
| Thompson, Ray | Park Rapids, MN | Mar/Apr 1990 |
| Tillet, Allen | Kitty Hawk, NC | Nov/Dec 1993 |
| Tillet, Clay | Kitty Hawk, NC | Nov/Dec 1990 |
| Toronto School | Ontario | Mar/Apr 1995 |
| Trader, Claude | Burgington, NJ | May/June 1992 |
| Travers, Josiah Franklin | Vienna, MD | July/Aug 1995 |
| Tushanke, Dan | Bay Shore, Long Island | Julyl/Aug 1990 |
| Tyler, Lloyd | Crisfield, MD | Jan/Feb 1991 |
| Upper Chesapeake Bay Museum | North East, MD | Winter 1982 |
| Vandenbossche, Theodore | Mt. Clemens, MI | Mar/Apr 1993 |
| Verdin, Laurent | Louisiana | Mar/Apr 1989 |
| Verity, Obediah | Massapequa, NY | Fall 1982 |
| Virginia Beach Antique & Gunning Decoy Competition | Spring 1984 | |
| Virginia Beach Museum | Jan/Feb 1987 | |
| Virginia Curlews | Virginia | Mar/Apr 1991 |
| Walker, Charles | Illinois River | Nov/Dec 1992 |
| Walton, John H. | Milwaukee, WI | May/June 1993 |
| Ward Brothers | Crisfield, MD | Fall 1984 Fall 1986 |
| Ward Foundation | Salisbury, MD | Winter 1981 |
| Washington State Decoys | Washington | Summer 1982 |
| Waterfield, Charles | Wash Woods, VA | Sept/Oct 1993 |
| Watson, J. Milton | Chesapeake City, MD | Summer 1985 |
| Weese, Ralph C. | Belleville, ONT | July/Aug 1990 |
| West Coast Decoys | Mar/Apr 1987 | |
| Wheeler, Charles "Shang" | Stratford, CT | Winter 1985 |
| White, Bob Delaware River | Sept/Oct 1990 | |
| Whittington, Heck | Ogelsby, IL | Summer 1981 Winter 1983 |
| Wick, George | San Diego, CA | Spring 1982 |
| Wilbur, Charles "Pete" | Island Heights, NJ | Mar/Apr 1990 |
| Wilde, Earl | Lake Champlain | Jan/Feb 1989 |
| Williams, John | Munden Point, VA | Sept/Oct 1993 |
| Willingham, Jo Harwell | Pine Bluff, AR | Mar/Apr 1994 |
| Willis, Bill | Missouri | Sept/Oct 1995 |
| Wilson, Gus | Portland, ME | Nov/Dec 1994 |
| Wisconsin Decoys | Winter 1985 | |
| Wolfe, Don | St. Lawrence, NY | Mar/Apr 1991 |
| Wooden Bird, The Illinois River Decoys | Illinois | Jan/Feb 1990 |
| Wozny, Eddie | Cambridge, MD | Jan/Feb 1994 |
| Wright, Jimmy | Massey, MD | Jan/Feb 1993 |
| Yeager, Ira
(Collection) British Columbia Decoys |
Sept/Oct 1990 | |
| Zimmerman, Frederick W. | St. Clair Flats, MI | Sept/Oct 1989 |
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