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Remembering A True Sag Harbor Character: Renowned Decoy Carver, Robert Hand Sr., Dies at 77

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Bob Hand hand-carves a small bird during a demonstration of decoy-carving at the Bridgehampton Historical Society Archives Building in 2012. MICHAEL HELLER

Bob Hand hand-carves a small bird during a demonstration of decoy-carving at the Bridgehampton Historical Society Archives Building in 2012. MICHAEL HELLER

authorMichelle Trauring on Feb 3, 2021
​Every afternoon, like clockwork, Robert Hand Sr. could be found relaxing at his kitchen table in Sag Harbor, watching the birds through the window. He knew them all. For the... more

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