Mr. Orpin is from area 3 in Minnesota and his fish come in multiple colors and lengths of 5 to 8 inches long. The Fish Decoy Volume 2 on Page 31 reports that Mr. Orpin’s fish are on the lines of Emil Keck’s fish decoys. You can see pictures of his fish on Page 111 in Kimball’s volume 2 and on page 106 in Volume 3 of “The Fish Decoys”.
Orpin, Mr. – Area 3, Minnesota
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