Outstanding Montecristi, Marc. Have you tried to research the pencil notations in the crown? It may be possible to determine the identity of the weaver, or at least the weaving family. Even half a century ago there would not have been too many weavers producing such masterpieces of toquilla...
Alan: You are very fortunate to have your Mother's features. She was a striking woman. As for the man with the top hat, he is one of the coterie of doormen at the Ordway who help open the massive and heavy wood and glass doors for patrons prior to and after every concert.
Manfred...
Wherefore art thou, morning crew???
Impressive day of hats yesterday, gentlemen. Alan, wearing that fabulous old Mallory takes 10 years off and adds at least 10 points to your I.Q. score, methinks. I can help you with your eyes...;)
Last evening, at the Ordway Center For The Performing...
Manfred: Thanks for your kind words, you are much too generous! Stately Mayser you are sporting. I love the profile!
Jeff: Ryan and I thank you, kind Sir!
Perry: Thanks! It is the old National Farmer's Bank Of Owatonna, a Louis Sullivan masterpiece in red brick, terra cotta, and stained glass. Presently, a Wells Fargo bank.
John: Do not sell yourself short. That 3X looks great on you.
Alan: Appreciate the kind words. It is not my normal...
Great lids to start the week, gentlemen!
Alan: Your castaway lids are nicer than most of our rotation ones!
Mike and David: Nice fleet of Stratoliners. From the angle of your photo, David, the pin looks like a B-17! lol
Jeff: Looking positively aristocratic this morning. I...
Manfred: Many thanks for your kind words. I am very much enjoying my wooden bird. A big congratulations is in order for your new grandchild! I am very happy for you, and wish your family the very best.
David: Thanks, much appreciated. It is a curiosity that hand carved wildfowl decoys...
srserl: Welcome, and a fantastic set of photos. Keep 'em coming.
Ale: Thanks, my friend.
EggHead: You beat me to it! I was planning to use that clever line for my captions but did not manage to get them all completed last night. lol
Jeff: Thank you. There were plenty of...
Old, zinc-lined wooden tackle box overflowing with lures.
A perennial favorite of many antique lure collectors, the Punkinseed, made by the Heddon Company of Dowagiac, Michigan in the 1940s.
Decoy carving as demonstrated by one of Minnesota's finest, Marv Meyer. Marv is roughing...
Our show is open to the public on Saturday, and it is generally very well attended.
Several of Minnesota's best decoy carvers were present to interact with youngsters and perform carving and painting demonstrations. Richard "Dick" Schiebel has been a fixture at the show for decades, and...
Friday. Most participants packed up their rooms and moved everything into the exhibit hall during the day, and prepared for the club only show and auction in the evening. This display just begged for a photo.
Lydia really loved the form and stylistic painting on this snuggle head...
Some decoy folks arrived on Thursday. We wandered into this room, which opened only moments before we arrived, and I immediately spotted the unmistakable silhouette of a decoy that I had been hunting for over 17 years, sitting atop the pillow.
Magnificent hen canvasback by Ralph Reghi, from...
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