Saw the following description on eBay, and thought these Shewmans should be mentioned here. regards, Cyndi Symanek The Shewman Brothers (Harry, Joe and George) were commercial fishermen, boat builders and hunting guides around Wellers Bay and Brighten Bay Ontario back in the early 1900's. Harry Shewman of Gosport, Ontario, was by far the better decoy carver and his decoys were widely sought by Ontario and American duck hunters. The lead ballast weigh is recessed in to the bottom of the decoy. This was a characteristic of all of Harry Shewmans decoys. See Bernie Gates book " Ontario Decoys II " for further examples of Shewmans work.