Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148312. Classic carving of a hissing Canada goose by Joseph W. Lincoln (1859 -1938) of Accord Village, Hingham, MA. Serpentine neck terminates in an expertly crafted head. Superb, dry, original paint in impeccable condition with Lincoln’s best painted feather detail. Two stick holes in base for use as a stick up as part of the “beach team” at the gunning stand. Thin, typical check in the base as is so common with Lincoln geese. Small area of dry rot in base near one stick hole. Mounted on two wooden stakes in front of the Brayton shooting blind in Westport, MA. The other was once part of the Thomas Figge collection and is now in the prestigious “Tudor” Jones collection of American bird decoys along with the sleeping Lincoln goose from this rig. This carving has been featured in numerous shows including the Peabody Museum exhibit of classic Massachusetts decoys titled “Tollers and Tattlers: Massachusetts Waterfowl Decoys 1840-1940,” as well as in articles and books, not the least of which are inclusion on Page 39 (Exact bird) in “Joseph W. Lincoln” by Cap Vinal. This Lincoln hissing goose decoy is also pictured on page 35 of American Vernacular by Frank Maresca and Roger Ricco. The bird was purchased in 1937 after the ban on live decoys by the Brayton family of Westport, Massachusetts. A picture of the rig is on page 57 (see below) in the Vinal reference and this bird is in the back row on the left. It was used at the Brayton family stand on Hicks Cove in Westport as well as at their other stand at Westport Harbor. Conceivably this is the finest Lincoln goose known and has had only one owner since it was purchased directly from the Brayton family. The “beach birds” survived well as they were mounted in a poured cement area in front of the blind and were not exposed to saltwater. 275,000-325,000 Provenance: Brayton family, Harmon collection Literature: American Vernacular by Frank Maresca-Roger Ricco, Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys by Engers, pages 48-59 312 Brayton family photo of Joe Lincoln rig aquired in 1937. Closeup shows hissing Canada goose. 69