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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: Ga.boy on September 16, 2008, 09:19:00 PM
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I want a bow made in my birth year, 1946.
What's out there Jack?
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ME!!
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Earliest bow I have is a 1959 Kodiak Special.
Ya know I like that "Young Stuff".
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If your looking for a bow made in 1946, then you are going to have a tough rode to hoe. Here are the names of several bowyers from the forties who made wonderful bows but finding one with a manufacturer date of 1946 will be difficult as most bowyers didn't date their bows. I collect the old stick bows made by known bowyers prior to the advent of fiberglass. Here is a list of bowyers from the 20's through the 40's.
Dates Name Address City State
1927 A.W. Lambert 4444 Olive Street St. Louis Missouri
1930 Archery Sales & Service Co. 510 Van Buren Street Chicago Illinois
1945 Arthur B. Cole 1025 Kenwood Drive Fort Wayne Indiana
Arther Blackburn
Ben Pearson Pine Bluff Arkansas
Big Horn Archery Company
Bruce Robertson ( Bowyer for Whiffen)
1927 Cassius Hayward Styles Los Gatos California
1930 Cassius Hayward Styles 75 Roble Road Berkley California
1936 Cassius Hayward Styles 28 Vicente Place Berkley California
1945 Charlie Howe 103 W. Manchester Avenue Los Angeles California
Chester "Chet" Stevenson
Cliff Coe
Damon Howatt Yakima Washington
1928 D. M. McFadden Sultan Washington
1946 Dawson Feathers Bos 573 Chico California
1937 E. Bud Pierson 245 University Avenue Cincinnati Ohio
1927 E. F. Pope Woodville Texas
1937 E. H. Kern 336 South Maple Street Coquille Oregon
1945 E. Hoagland Route 4 Box 78 Grants Pass Oregon
E. D. Harry
1930 Earl B. Powell P. O. Box 728 Veron Branch Los Angeles California
1936 Earl Grubbs 5518 W. Adams Los Angeles California
1944 Earl Hoyt Route 7 Box 372 Overland Missouri
1930 Earl L. Ullrich 204 Commerical Avenue Roseburg Oregon
Eric Mayers
1932 F. R. Crandall 527 22nd Street Sacramento California
1931 F. W. Peters 806 Thompson Avenue Salem Oregon
Frank Garske
1932 Frank Horack 51 Cramer Street North Tonawanda New York
Frank J. Seifert
1930 Frank Kindle 303 Pearl Street Pendleton Indiana
1930 Fred Clark 510 Van Buren Street Chicago Illinois
1927 Fred C. Schulte 1247 E. 27th Street North Portland Oregon
Fredrick Kibbie
1927 George Brommers Gold Bar Washington
1936 Gilman Keasey 700 North Third Street Corvallis Oregon
1947 G. L. Becker ( B. & R. Archery Co.) Box 112 Moscow Idaho
1930 Goodman Archery Company 805 N. 9th Avenue Phoenix Arizona
Grubbs & Biordi 1st ad April 1947 Last ad September 1947
1930 H. H. Meyer 31 Glenwood Avenue Davenport Iowa
1930 H. S. Rogers 510 Van Buren Street Chicago Illinois
1937 Harris M. Stafford 1936 Allison Avenue Des Moines Iowa
1927 Harry D. Hobson Born: September 1, 1888 Lyons Oregon
1935 Harry D. Hobson Salem Oregon
1936 Harry D. Hobson Chemawa Oregon
1931 Harry Perkins Box 6244 West Palm Beach Florida
1947 Harvey James 10834 Tujunga Tujunga California
1932 Henry Bitzenberger 2658 Harcourt Avenue Los Angeles California
1946 Herbert Parkes (Parkes Bows & Arrows) 616 Morton Street Peoria Illinois
1931 Homer Prouty 358 E. 50th Street Portland Oregon
1937 Howard Hill 1358 Burnside Avenue Los Angeles California
1931 J. C. McKim 209 E. Columbia Street Evansville Indiana
1947 J. Ellis Mitchell (Embro Osage Bows) 505 N. Ewing Ave. Dallas Texas
1930 J. M. Hoff 1402 S. Walnut Street Muncie Indiana
1930 J. M. Morgan 4016 North 27th Street Tacoma Washington
1927 James A. Berry 244 31st Street Corvallis Oregon
1930 James D. Easton 4303 Halldale Avenue Los Angeles California
1930 James Duff 120 Zabriskie Street Jersey City New Jersey
Jim Deeds
Joe Overton
1946 John A, Ahl (Partner of K. Davidson) Route 2 Box 273 Paradise California
1930 Karl L. Thompson Enta Green Indiana
1946 Keith J. Davidson Route 2 Box 273 Paradise California
1928 Knight Archery Company 102 Huntington Street Rome New York
Kore T. Duryee
1947 Lloyd English (Custom Bows & Arrows) Box 181 Belleville Washington
L. E. Stemmler
1930 L. L. Daily Monmouth Oregon
Mert Bixler
1930 McKinney Brothers Albany Oregon
1947 M. Wise Route 7 Box 1105 Sacramento California
1946 Milton Blankenship ( Bowyer for Pearson)
1927 National Archery Tackle Co. 3142 W. 10th Street Los Angeles California
Neils Grumley
Osage Archery Tackle
1931 Outdoor Amusement Company Clinton Missouri
1931 Ozro M. Wilsey 224 N. Elizabeth Street Lima Ohio
1927 P. W. Lyndon Walport Oregon
1944 Paul C. Hougham 31 E. California Street Pasadena California
1947 Paul C. Hougham (Highland Archery) P.O. Box 1287 Visalia California
Paul H. Gordon
1947 Paul Janssen 1903 Short Street New Orleans Louisana
1947 Payne & Raider Route 4 Box 77 Muskegon Michigan
Potter & MacQuarrie
1930 R. C. Berry Berlin Alabama
1930 R. C. Rimer Silver Springs New York
1928 R. G. B. Marsh Tecumseh Washington
1928 R. W. Denton Oregon City Oregon
1930 R. W. Denton 424 South 43rd Street Tacoma Washington
1927 R. W. Prentiss 149 Kings Road Corvallis Oregon
1944 Ralph E. DeGayner Bullseye Archery Tackle Channing Michigan
Riley Denton
1946 Ron Robison 210 1/2 N. 6th Street Boise Idaho
1931 Rounsevelle-Rhom Hazel Crest Illinois
Russ Hoogerhyde
1930 Roy Case 1755 Main Street Racine Wisconsin
1931 S. B. Hayden 100 W. Florentia Street Seattle Washington
1928 S. J. Rubley (Doctor) Tecumseh Washington
1947 Stanley Schaeffer Racine Wisconsin
Stew Hamilton
The Archers Company
1927 The Archery Shop See A. W. Lambert St. Louis Missouri
1927 The Sportsman's Archery Co. 210 Turner-Cottman Building Casper Wyoming
Verne B. Leonard
1946 Victor Logan ( Bowyer for Pearson)
1946 W. A. Burdick Rice Lake Wisconsin
1937 W. A. Cochran Route 2 Eugene Oregon
W. I. King
Waldo E. Sherman
1930 Wally Burr 202 14th Avenue N.W. Seattle Washington
1947 W.C. Renfrew ( B & R Archery Co.) Box 112 Moscow Idaho
Willem Engelen
William A. Joy
1928 William Doughty Aumsville Oregon
William H. Hindson
1931 William S. Morgan 721 Beech Street Little Rock Arkansas
1930 Willis H. Barnes Sturgis Michigan
1937 Willis H. Barnes 601 N. 4th Street Sturgis Michigan
1927 Wolverine Archery Company Coldwater Michigan
1927 Ye Cascade Archery Company Box 141 Stevenson Washington
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OK Chuck, so what else you wanna know.
Good post IKE. Lots of good info there.
'Specially thsi one.
1947 Paul Janssen 1903 Short Street New Orleans Louisana
I knew Paul personally, although I never knew him to make bow. we bought all of our equipment from him in New Orleans. We would drive 60 miles from Houma, LA on a Sunday morning, eat at Royal Castle, and wait until 1:00 PM when he opened.
I know Jack Howard started making bows in 1947. Ms Dorothy told me that she knew that year for a fact because he made the first one the year they got married.
You gott love this forum. Ask a simple question and someone pops up with more info than you ever expected.
Good one IKE >>>----->
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My Pleasure
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if ya was just older.....I could hook you up with a 39 Pearson :D
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Ike, great post! Hope you don't mind but I borrowed for reference. Tim
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Dave That still might work.
1946 is what Chuck admits to. Now I was born in '46 and I know Chuck is a lot older lookin' than me.
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Hey Jack, since when does "better lookin" translate to 'older lookin'? LOL.
Wow David, that is a lot of good info. Thank you so much for posting. I rember seeing a 1946 Berry longbow in a high dollar collection being sold on the auction site 2 or 3 years ago. Seems like it went for around 800.00 or more.
I doubt I'll find one that I could afford, but I'll keep on looking.
Dave, what kinda 39 Pearson have you got?
i've got an old Pearson (oak I think) static tip recurve, but I have no idea how old it is.
Thanks to all for the help.
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It was tough enough for me to find a Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 made in 1947.
Yes, great listing IKE...and thanks.
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How bout for a youngster like me ... 1949. Are we into Grumleys for Bear yet? Other suggestions for a classic from 49. Something I can shoot, not just look at. I have a flyrod from birth year but not a bow.
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Shaun, if you find more than one '49, let me know. I actually LOOK at least 3 years younger than Jack so I could get by with a 59 year old bow.
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'46 would be tough enough but I'd need a '44. I do have some rifles made in my birth year but then again, there was a war going on and they were plentiful.
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Greetings, Trad Gang. I stumbled onto your forum while searching for info on a few old bows I recently "re-discovered" in our storage room. These, and a couple vintage tackle boxes are all that remains of my late grandfather's gear. His name was Wayne Thompson - 1946 U.S. National Target Champion.
I have 5 all-wood "stick"? longbows with what appear to be antler tips, and rudimentary suede grips. 1 is marked "Styles 1935", one simply "Styles". The other three are unmarked. But, they're all similar and appear to be from the same bowyer. And, from reading this thread, I gather this would be Cassius Hayward Styles. He was from the SF Bay Area, as was Grandpa Wayne. So, that makes sense. FYI, I grew up in the Bay Area as well, and only relocated to Munich in 2012.
Anyway, I just recently decided to take up shooting again after a nearly 35-year hiatus. I'll be picking up a new custom-built long bow next WED from Berlin bowyer (and ex-Canuck) William Reeve. And, I wanted to see if you folks could tell me anything about these old Styles bows before I shlepp them up to Berlin for Herr Reeve to check out.
Any tidbits would be appreciated. I can post a few photos if anyone is interested. I just need to snap a few, and figure out how to upload them.
Thanks, in advance. This forum appears to be one heck of a resource. Looking forward to exploring further in the time to come.
Cheers,
Scott
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Styles learned to make bows from Saxton Pope. When he got back from WWI he had trouble adjusting and spent a year living in the north california wilderness.
Great list Ike by the way! You might add Indian Archery and Toy (1922)