HR DW Duck, Jill

I was in Delphi yesterday celebrating the end of school and meandering through the antique stores. I saw this duck across the room and decided to check it out since it was larger than usual and rather sweet.

Monrovia HR Duck, Jill, B-724, 1960-1972, $8, Delphi antique shop.

 (I used to love ducks just as much as I loved horses. I have no idea why, but I did!)

I gasped when I turned the duck over to see if it had any identifying marks - there was an early Hagen Renaker sticker affixed to the base! I'd never seen that sticker except in pictures!

I wasn't convinced that the piece was really a HR - after all, stickers can be switched and aren't always authentic. But when I got home and cracked open my Hagen Renaker reference book, there she was.

I will probably put her on my sales list, but in the meantime, I am enjoying having her on my shelves.