Walter Ruppel Bluebill Pair

Very early gunning pair of bluebills by Walter Ruppel (Portland, OR), ca. 1940s-50s. Constructed of balsa for the bodies with nicely carved pine heads. Paint is good and all original. Each measures approximately 15” in length. See page 110 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson as well as 334 of North American Factory Decoys by Ken Trayer.