Famous Brands found on Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys
Richard Kirby Barnes RKB was also a Brother of Perry Barnes who had the famous "PK BARNES" Brand found on many of the classic old decoys.
Notice the Brand NH on the picture below. NH is from the rig of Elk Neck farmer, Nicky 
Hyland.
Notice the double Brand NH and Seneca on the picture below. NH is from the rig of Elk Neck farm owner, Nicky Hyland. The Seneca Brand is related to a club in Baltimore County Maryland.
The number 441 Brand on a Scott Jackson Canvasback Drake. 
This L. PENNOCK Brand is on the bottom of a Scott Jackson Canvasback Drake. Lou Pennock was the owner of this Brand. He made his home in Cecil County and made his living as a market hunter. He was known to have an extensive decoy rig. 
This JH Brand appears on the tail of a pair of Scott Jackson Canvasback decoy rigmates. The JH stands for John Hanson. Hanson was a sportsman who lived in Philidelphia and contracted Jackson to carve his decoys. Scott Jackson also guided Mr. Hanson on his Duck hunts. These are circa: 1900
Both JH Brand pictures are shown by courtesy of Jeff Pelayo, oldwoodenduckdecoys.com
This J.Coudon brand appears below the 4 nail weight on this wonderful Graham Redhead decoy, circa 1880. The brand belonged to Joseph Coudon (1860-1947). Coudon probably 
carved or owned more decoys than most on the Upper Bay and is probably one of the least recognized. He came from a wealthy family and carved decoys at an early age. He was a dedicated hunter and his brand is not only found on his own decoys, but on decoys of John B. Graham also. He went on to patent the "Chesapeake Folding Decoy" in the early 1900s.