![]() ![]() It was made of two parts and contained a hard rubber insert and brass reed. Mid-1920s a man named Charles Ditto produced a duck call called the Eureka ![]() Through 1920-1930s several new duck calls were produced using different styles or techniques to produce different kinds of sounds. Olt’s calls were mostly made of rubber and wood, but he did produce some acrylic models. Many hunters would modify it to change the sounds and eventually this lead to the production of the Model D-2 Cutdown (also nicknamed “Black Stick of Death”). In 1950, Olt developed the Model D-2 Keyhole, which became incredibly popular. It was made of a strong hard rubber-plastic that allowed hunters to change the volume and tone of the call. ![]() Olt received a patent in 1905 for the first adjustable tone duck call. Most made today still use this same technique. He began his duck call company in 1904 with his Arkansas Style duck call which has a straight reed and curved tone board. Phillip Sanford Olt from Perkin, IL was one of the most widely distributed duck calls in the 1900s. Glodo Jr.’s most well-known production is the Reelfoot Lake Style duck call.įrom 1900-1910 many modifications were made to duck calls such as the straight tone boards were replaced with curved ones, wedges were replaced with groove and cork locking systems, and there began to be production of duck calls made out of materials other than wood such as rubber and acrylic. began producing duck calls, he is credited with the barrel shape, his signature copper reeds and using the “duck wing” checkered pattern. In the early 1890s a blacksmith by the name of Victor Glodo Jr. This call had a screw that retracted from inside the barrel which changed the sounds that were produced. David Fuller was the first to receive the patent for the goose call in 1885 and impacted the duck hunting world in 1903 with his combination goose/duck call. Fred Allen was the first to sell his duck calls commercially and began advertisements in 1880. Tongue Pinchers had limited tone range and often cut the hunters’ tongues and mouths. Fisher was famous for the production of his Tongue Pincher Duck Calls which were made of two pieces of curved wood facing each other with a metal reed sandwiched between them and a holding device (usually a band) holding it all together. His most unique call was the “Allen Nickel-Plated DuckĬaller” which was made of metal but froze to the hunters’ lips and had to be re-made using wood. Allen’s calls were barrel calls with straight tone boards and curved reeds. In 1863, Fred Allen had created external duck calls, but did not have a patent. Non-patent duck calls may have been made as early as 1850, but the first patent was awarded to Elam Fisher in 1870. Hunters would feed wild tame ducks and trap them, using their calls to attract wildfowl. This dates back to 1678, but it is believed that the use of call ducks originated in the Far East. Before the mass production and popularization of duck calls hunters used to use call ducks or duck decoys. ![]()
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