A "Squeagler" - A Device used to Call Coyotes and Other Animals

Device pictured (a "squeagler") features a cylindrical metal base, a wider and shorter cylindrical top made out of metal mesh, and surmounted by a "ball" of Rabbit fur. A cord with a two-prong plug (or plugging into an electrical outlet) is located just below the metal mesh portion of the device.
Photo By/Credit

E. R. Kalmbach

Date Shot/Created
04/24/1949
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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A "Squeagler" - a device designed to call coyotes and other animals by lures of sound plus motions. It is electrically operated on a dry cell. It emits a high pitched squeaking sound and the rabbit fur at the top rotates. "Evolved at the lab, Feb. 1949."
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Technology
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