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The community of Sea Level is the home of John Lupton and Harry Hamilton, both recognized decoy makers. John Lupton made a number of large canvas geese and ducks. His ducks, particularly the pintails, are unusual since a wooden tail penetrates the canvas in a design characteristic not found in other North Carolina canvas decoys. Some shorebird decoys have been attributed to Lupton. Harry Hamilton has made decoys for a number of years and carries on a tradition begun by his grandfather. Hamilton made canvas ducks and geese in the 1940s and 1950s. Even though Mitchell Fulcher was the “father” of Carteret County decoy makers, the community of Stacy also produced other fine decoy makers. Among the very best was Eldon Willis who carved wooden ducks, geese and brant. The black ducks, pintails and geese made by Willis rival Fulcher decoys in their style and construction. Eldon Willis teamed up with Elmer Salter to produce a great many decoys for the gun clubs in this area. Roy Willis, son of Eldon Willis, made decoys with his father and carries on the local style of Carteret County decoy making. Roy is a knowledgeable Carteret County decoy historian and collector. The waterfowling heritage of this area has been preserved thanks to the many fine people like Roy Willis. Another father-son decoy making team, Charles and Irving Fulcher, resided in Stacy. Charles Fulcher began making decoys in the late 1800s when he carved a rig of Roy Willis shorebird decoys. Fulcher later carved wooden ducks and geese until his son, Irving, began to carve. Irving made ducks, geese and shorebirds until recently. He often carved a large “IF” on the base of his decoys. Like many Carteret decoys, the decoys by Charles and Irving Fulcher resemble Chesapeake Bay carvings. Leckler Lewis, of Stacy, was a waterman and fish dealer. He began making decoys in the 1920s. He made ducks, geese and shorebird decoys of wood and cork. Some of his decoys have rootheads. Leckler was a large man, well over 6 feet tall and 250 pounds in weight. He reportedly was one of the best shots in the areas. Charles Edward Mason made wooden duck and goose decoys at Stacy in the early 1900s. Like other local carvers, he also replaced heads on decoys from the Chesapeake and on decoys made at factories. Several examples have been collected with his head style on Holly bodies. The decoys of Charles E. Mason have rather thin bodies with proportionately large heads. The bills were carved with an exaggerated upswing that flows into full cheeks on the head. He initialed the bodies of his decoys with C.E.M. 10
Andrew and Doily Fulcher, both of Stacy, made decoys for their own use and for other gunners. They made mostly wooden decoys. A few miles from Stacy is the community of Davis, the home of Ammie Paul. Paul was a fine decoy maker who carved ducks and geese in the early 1900s. His decoys display a nicely shaped body with an unusually thick, broad head. Paul made redheads, blackheads, pintails, black ducks, geese and brant. He served as one of the early Ammie Paul caretakers for the Core Banks Rod and Gun Club. Henry Murphy, also from Davis, made cork and wooden ducks in the 1920s and 1930s. He sometimes carved “HM” in the base of the decoy, and, like Mitchell Fulcher, Murphy replaced heads and initialed decoys made in the Chesapeake Bay area. A few decoy makers were made in the Harker’s Island and Straits area of Carteret County, although little is known about the makers of this region. Juniper, acquired from the numerous boat building shops on the island, was the most prominent material used for the decoys made here. Jul’ Hamilton In the Beaufort area, Julian Hamilton, Sr. and Julian Hamilton, Jr. made decoys since the early 1900s. Julian, Sr. operated a hunting camp on Core Banks from 1915 until the 1940s. The Hamiltons made cork and wooden ducks and geese. <strong>11</strong>
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Page 27 and 28: CLARENCE LEWIS CANVAS CANADA GOOSE
Page 29 and 30: LOT NO. 13 BLACKHEAD (LESSER SCAUP)
Page 31 and 32: LOT NO. 15 BLACK DUCK HENRY MURPHY
Page 33 and 34: LOT NO. 17 BEACH ROBIN LIONEL MASON
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