Name/Title
Folk Art Scratch Box with slate strikerEntry/Object ID
VTC003A0008Description
There are turkey calls for which the makers may always remain a mystery, but it does not diminish our appreciation of them even a little. Some of the simplest, most innovative, most beautiful, most crude, and most unique calls are in the realm of folk art turkey calls. That class of calls includes examples that cover all of the aforementioned attributes. Many were built decades ago, even over a century ago, by passionate turkey hunters with what they had or could get. We can't know which served as examples that others later copied, or were themselves fashioned after existing calls. They are all instruments of historical interest and value. This call is a scratch box made of a hollowed-out cylindrical piece of wood with an extended lip and a striker, to which a piece of slate has been affixed to a thin wooden board. The call is practical if not beautiful, as the striker slides into the hollowed center of the scratch box body.Collection
Rick Powell CollectionCataloged By
Brent RogersCreated By
Brent@awthf.orgCreate Date
February 2, 2026Updated By
Brent@awthf.orgUpdate Date
February 2, 2026
