I'm Captain Quackers, Chief Curator & Adventure Officer, and this is the DuckDex—the public storytelling catalog of The American Rubber Duck Museum.
Every duck here has a story. Some preserve evidence of manufacturing, design, advertising, and popular culture. Others carry stories of travel, friendship, collecting, or a treasured memory. Together, they help document the much larger history of the rubber duck—and the people who have made it meaningful.
Choose a duck below and start exploring. You never know where the next story will lead.
Every Duck Has A Story.
Learn what the duck is, who made it when known, how it entered the collection, and what makes the object distinctive.
Discover the people, memories, adventures, and cultural connections that give the object its story.
Follow what the museum has documented, what remains uncertain, and the discoveries that continue to shape the object's record.
Explore the featured DuckDex entries below, or discover ducks by collection, maker, era, theme, or story.
The DuckDex is the museum's public storytelling catalog of rubber ducks and selected collection objects. It does not represent the museum's complete collections-management record. New entries are added as objects are documented and researched.
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DuckDex #0001
Founding Collection
The little training prize that started an entire museum.
DuckDex #0002
Road Trip Collection
A dashboard companion whose sun-faded finish records years of adventures on the road.
DuckDex #0003
Road Trip Collection
Proof that even an ordinary drive can become part of a museum story.
DuckDex #0004
Around the World Collection
An impulse purchase who became the museum's first Adventure Duck.
DuckDex #0005
Out of This World Collection
An alien duck delivered by friends with a wicked sense of humor.
DuckDex #0006
Out of This World Collection
Reese's extraterrestrial companion and Earth's friendliest scout.