Does anyone know anything about these? I stumbled upon this in my grandfathers old turkey hunting gear. It looks like a taco with a thin piece of slate in the middle. The back says:
“Ben Lee Calls Box 27 Coffeeville AL”
Judging from its condition I'd say it must have been your granddad's favorite call and is a true family keepsake heirloom. The Super Hen came with either slate or aluminum surface in the groove to be used with a striker. A buddy won't go in the woods without his. The original design came from a maker in MS who hand carved it out of magnolia wood and it was lettered in primitive style. It was a far cruder earlier version of what Lee eventually made. If memory serves, it was made by a woman who continued to make them after her husband died. I had one many years ago and it is somewhere in the attic buried under the crap of time. I've also had the Super Hen in both aluminum and slate. They are fragile calls and best not be sat on.
Google Ben Rogers Lee if you aren't familiar with his name. A folksy, turkey hunting and contest calling legend from Alabama who introduced turkey hunting and calling to the masses across the country in the 1970s-80s. He mass produced a variety of calls from mouth calls, slates, boxes, scratch boxes, Super Hens et. al. He on one occasion appeared on a network late night talk show. Gil
