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From The Dudley Murphy Collection--- vintage 3 3/4" long wood SUCKER spearing decoy by LAWRENCE BETHEL of Minnesota (DECEASED) in sucker finish---DECOY IS SIGNED & DATED "LAWRENCE BETHEL 04" ON BELLY---TYPICAL LAWRENCE BETHEL OUTSTANDING WORKMANSHIP ON THIS FISH---DUDLEY REALLY ENJOYED THE SPEARING DECOYS & THE INDVIDAULITY OF EACH ONE BEING IT'S OWN DIFFERENT WORK OF ART & HAS MANY IN HIS COLLECTION. THIS WOOD SPEARING DECOY IS IN MINT UNUSED CONDITION AS PICTURES SHOW & IS GREAT AS A COLLECTIBLE OR READY TO USE!!!! PLEASE IGNORE ALL THE WHITE SHINY LINES & SPOTS THAT ARE CAMERA FLASH!!! RARE VINTAGE LAWRENCE BETHEL SPEARING DECOY THAT IS A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION---DON'T MISS OUT ON IT!!! I will be selling the Dudley Murphy Collection for his family with 100's of lures/decoys over the next several months so put me in your Favorites/Saved Sellers and check back often. Dudley, from Springfield, Missouri, was one of the founding members of the N.F.L.C.C. (National Fishing Lure Collector's Club) in 1975, a Drury University Art Professor, past editor of the N.F.L.C.C. Magazine, an accomplished musician and member of the nationally acclaimed blue grass band "Radio Flyer", and the author of Fishing Lure Collectibles Identification and Value Guide books. Many of the lures in Dudley's collection were pictured in these books and will be offered in these listings.