VINTAGE MINNESOTA ~ HARVEY CASE (1901-1994), ICE FISHING SPEARING DECOY

FOLK ART FISHING LURE

These are a great lure (s) to add to your collection and getting difficult to find.

Harvey Case (1901 – 1994) was from Akeley/Walker area of Northern Minnesota and he made unique decoys. Harvey was born in 1901 and moved to the Walker/Whipholt area of northern Minnesota in the 1920’s and lived there the rest of his life.

Harvey’s fish were noted for being a little crude.

Harvey was in his 70’s when be built the entire lake house in Akeley from the bottom up. He could do about anything he set his mind to and was very “handy” at any number of occupations.

Harvey Case paint-job” that was made from wrapping an onion sack from the grocery store around the fish and “spraying accordingly”

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