Signed on the bottom: Curt Salter; Harkers Island, NC. Curt Salter was a member of the Original Seven carvers who went on to become the founders of the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild. Mr. Curt served as an inspiration and mentor to the next generation of Core Sound carvers, as evidenced by the naming of the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild Headquarters the H. Curt Salter Building.