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Ward Brothers Workshop

3199 Sackertown Road

Restored workshop of the famous waterfowl carvers, Lem and Steve Ward. They were barbers by trade, but their fame is from their working with wood to produce some of the finest decoy  specimens on the Shore. The brothers lived near the head of Jenkins (alias Back) Creek the home of their ancestors and an area filled with wildlife, that they truly loved and appreciated. The barber shop, now part of the restored building was located on the corner of the homestead. During the day the shop was open for a shave and haircut, but when no customers were in the chair the brothers would carve and paint decoys for their own use when hunting on the Creek. At four o'clock the shop was closed and they jumped on their bicycles and headed down to the landing with guns, decoys and a snack.  A wooden skiff, without a motor was loaded with gear in preparation to embark on the hunting trip. A large wooden paddle was used to scull the vessel to the hunting grounds about a mile or more to the south. If the hunt was successful the ducks and geese were picked and cleaned the next morning before opening the barber shop. The old barber shop had shelves around the walls and decoys were placed on them to dry. Customers getting  a shave and a haircut would ask to purchase some of the decoys for their hunting trips and a new business was formed. The brothers soon had many orders and shipped their work through out the country.


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