Willie Lewis Estate - Vintage Ammo, Memorabilia & Decoys

Wonderful collectible Drake Pintail duck decoy made by Donald Ray Fulcher, Atlantic, NC, and signed on the bottom. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fabulous collectible Peters 410 gauge wooden ammunition box and a great Peters 12 gauge shell box. Shell box appears full. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Terrific selection of (3) collectible duck calls, including a Faulk's Pintail whistle, an Olt W-12 Pintail call, and a Cajun Duck Call D-102, all in original boxes. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fantastic assortment of collectible items includes a DuPont Gunpowder tin, Winchester Cardboard Wads, reloading tools, a King's Semi-Smokeless gunpowder tin with great color, Waterproof United States Army Caps, and a vintage Ideal Reloading tools box (empty)! Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Wonderful array of collectible firearm pins and patches, including a 1932 Western Champions Club patch, a 1982 and a 1985 Peters Grand American pin, and a Red Dot Champion pin! Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Awesome oval DuPont pinback that appears to be celluloid with red, white, and blue color! Front of pin reads "DuPont established 1802. Back of pin reads, "Buttons made by The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, NJ, U.S.A., Pat. April 14, 1896." Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fabulous vintage collectible Winchester pinback that appears to be celluloid and reads, "Shoot Winchester Shotgun Shells and Shotguns." Back reads, "The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, NJ, Allied Printing, Patented July 17, 1894." Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fabulous vintage collectible Winchester pinback that appears to be celluloid and reads, "Shoot Winchester Shotgun Shells and Shotguns." Back of pin reads, "Buttons made by The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, NJ, U.S.A., Pat. April 14, 1896." Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Nice 1939 1940 vintage collectible Arkansas Resident Hunting License with great color! Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fantastic vintage collectible 1934 1935 California Resident Citizen's Hunting License with great color! Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Super vintage collectible 1934 1935 California Resident Citizen's Hunting License with great color! Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Amazing vintage collectible Peters pinback, possibly celluloid, with a red rim and purple 12 gauge window shell. Pin front reads, " Use Peters Referee Shells." Also included is a vintage 1927 State of New York Resident Hunting, Trapping, & Fishing License pin. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Wonderful cork Canada Goose made by Lambert Morris, Jr., Atlantic, NC. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Terrific Canvasback Drake made by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Madison Mitchell, who once said all he wanted to do was be a good funeral director and carve things out of wood in his free time, carved tens of thousands of decoys throughout his 60 year career. Mitchell is most famous for his duck and geese carvings, which he created in a small shop behind his funeral parlor, some of which have sold for over $10,000, as well as for his notable influence on other carvers. Mitchell began carving in 1924, when business at his family-owned funeral home was slow, and carved until his eye sight went bad in the 1980s. Along the way to becoming �the dean of Havre de Grace decoy makers,� Mitchell helped teach carvers of future generations, many of which he hired to work at his shop. His style is characterized by carefully detailed feathers and painting, done with world class precision. Today, some of Mitchell�s work is displayed by the Smithsonian Institute but the majority of it has been immortalized at the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, which Mitchell himself helped found. (Information courtesy of the Ward Museum.) Stand included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Nice pair of Drake Blackhead duck decoys made by Willie G. Lewis, Otway, NC. Stand not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Great Drake Redhead made by (Ralph) Monroe Nelson, Stacy, NC, in the 1960's. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fantastic pair of Drake Black Duck decoys made by Willie G. Lewis, Otway, NC. Stand not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fine Drake Blackhead made by Ralph Monroe Nelson, Stacy, NC, in the 1960's. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fine pair of Drake Blackhead duck decoys made by Willie G. Lewis, Otway, NC. Stand not included. Also included is a photo album with pictures of some of Mr. Lewis' collection. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Terrific pair of decoys includes a Drake Redhead made by Clifton Lupton, Sea level, NC, and a Wildfowler Drake Pintail decoy with contemporary repaint by Donald Fulcher, Atlantic, NC. Stand not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fabulous Drake Bufflehead by Roy H. Willis, Stacy, NC and a Drake Black duck with a factory head and body made by Eldon Willis, Stacy, NC, dated 1958, possibly with original paint. Stand not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Outstanding Egret made by Clifton Lupton, Sea level, NC, dated 07/03/2000 and marked with 'CL.' Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Great array of collectible decoys, including (3) paper mache birds, one of which is made by Carry-Lite and the remaining two are made by the General Fibre Co./AriDuk, all in Core Sound re-paint by Willie G. Lewis, Otway, NC. Also included is an unknown Drake Canvasback. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Lovely pair of collectible cork L.L. Bean duck decoys includes one Drake Blackhead and one Drake Goldeneye. Stand not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Neat pair of miniature Robbie Robertson (Greensboro, NC) pintails, hen and drake, accompanied by a nice Drake Bufflehead by Willie G. Lewis, Otway, NC. The pintails are signed and dated '95. Stand not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Wonderful collectible canvas Canada Goose by John Lupton, Sea Level, NC. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fantastic cork Canada Goose made by Lambert Morris, Jr., Atlantic, NC. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Terrific Drake Canvasback made by Arnold Murphy, Davis, NC, dated 1997, and a Drake Redhead from an unknown factory. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Nice collectible Wildfowler Drake Hen Mallard. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fantastic collectible cork Drake Black Duck by L.L. Bean. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Great Drake Mallard made by Animal Trap Co., Pascagoula, MS, plus a nice Drake Bufflehead, signed and dated 1992. Stand included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Beautiful pair of decoys made by Capt. Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, MD., includes a Drake Ruddy duck and a Drake Blackhead. Stands not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Neat trio of collectible decoys including a Blackhead Hen by J.C. Crouch, a Drake Canvasback from and unknown factory and a Drake Redhead from an unknown factory. Stand not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Wonderful pair of Herter's balsa wood Canvasbacks, Drake and Hen, with original rigging and in gunning repaint. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Awesome paper-mache owl made by an unknown factory. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Splendid variety of collectible decoys, including a paper-mache Drake Mallard made by General Fibre Co./AriDuk, a Herter's Hen diver made of tenite, and a nice Drake Mallard made by Animal Trap Co./Victor/Majestic Decoys. Stands not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Outstanding group of collectible decoys includes a Herter's Drake Redhead made of tenite, a Drake Mallard and Blackhead also from Herter's, and a feeder duck. Stands not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Great assortment of factory made iron and lead decoy anchors, including one Herter's weight. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Terrific collection of collectible Core Sound weights made of lead and concrete with (1) funnel-type weight made by Julian Hamilton, Beaufort, NC. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fabulous lot of new decoy anchors made by L.L. Bean! One dozen in original packaging. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Nice lot of new decoy anchors made by L.L. Bean! One dozen in original packaging. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Wonderful variety of (7) collectible decoys from various factories, Carry-Lite, General Fibre Co., and more! Stand not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Great assortment of (8) collectible decoys from various factories, Carry-Lite, General Fibre Co., Animal Trap Co., and more! Stands not included. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Terrific set of (4) waterfowl calls, including an Olt Mallard call, a Lohman Goose, a Black Duck Quail call, and a Faulks World Champion Honker call, all with original boxes. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fantastic array of collectible duck calls, including an Olt D2 duck call and a Black Duck C-1015 call, and (2) plastic unmarked calls. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Nice collection of Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Magazines, several of which feature articles about North Carolina decoy carvers - May/June 2004, and Sept. October 2004 issues, as well as an article about Portsmouth Island decoys. Also included is a program for the 8th Annual Currituck Wildlife Festival, held in 1989, as well as a Currituck Wildlife Festival pin. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Amazing and rare framed poster from the 1st Annual Core Sound Waterfowl Festival, Harkers Island, NC, 1988, featuring the artwork of David A. Lawrence and also signed by David A. Lawrence. The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild sponsors the festival each year, and changed the name in 1990 to the Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival to avoid confusion with another waterfowl festival that also takes place at the end of the year. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Wonderful framed poster from the 2nd Annual Core Sound Waterfowl Festival, Harkers Island, NC, 198, featuring artwork by David A. Lawrence. The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild sponsors the festival each year, and changed the name in 1990 to the Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival to avoid confusion with another waterfowl festival that also takes place at the end of the year. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Fabulous framed poster from the 3rd Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival, Harkers Island, NC, 1990, featuring artwork by David A. Lawrence. The Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild sponsors the festival each year, and changed the name in 1990 to the Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival to avoid confusion with another waterfowl festival that also takes place at the end of the year. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.

Terrific framed poster from the 4th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival, Harkers Island, NC, 1991, featuring artwork by David A. Lawrence. Please view all photos. Condition as shown.