Name/Title
Penn's Wood Products, Inc. Tom Turpin Yelper trumpet callEntry/Object ID
PTC006A0012Description
Frank R. Piper established Penn's Woods Products, Inc. after buying Roger Latham's turkey call business in 1965. Latham had started his business by acquiring the turkey call portion of legendary Tom Turpin's callmaking business in 1957. The "Turpin-style" trumpet yelper thus had a chain of custody through that ownership, which Penn's Woods heavily leveraged in naming its calls and advertising its products. Penn's Woods followed Latham's example by making its trumpets from walnut, a domestically available wood. Penn's Woods calls did not have a finish applied and the interior of the calls were somewhat rough (unsanded).. Whereas Turpin and Latham mostly used brass ferrules, the Penn's Woods trumpets utilized aluminum. While most mouthpieces were black delrin, this variant has a white (nylon?) mouthpiece with a rubber lipstop (or "stopper").This particular variant had a bronze sticker labeled "Turkey Call, Tom Turpin Yelper" and had the company address.Collection
Brent Rogers collectionCataloged By
Brent RogersCondition
Overall Condition
GoodDate Examined
Jan 31, 2026Created By
Brent@awthf.orgCreate Date
February 1, 2026Updated By
Brent@awthf.orgUpdate Date
February 1, 2026