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Title: Any ideas ?
Post by: D.Sheppard on July 12, 2009, 12:17:00 PM

Picked this up at a antique shop for 26.00. It was listed as a Wonderbow but it doesn't look like any of them on ArcheryArchives. The shelf/riser section has a cut out that I haven't seen before. 60" - maroon glass front and back.
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Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: Cody Roiter on July 12, 2009, 12:35:00 PM

For $26 thats not a bad bow.... The only Wonderbow I know was made was by Shakesear archery which was made here in michgan.. My Wonderbow dose not look like that as well..

Is there a shop name or any other name on the bow..

Nice find..

Cody

Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: D.Sheppard on July 12, 2009, 12:42:00 PM

No writing, stickers, decals or an outline of what used to be. Just the specs on the riser.

 I figured the unique riser/shelf section may be a useful clue as to the maker.

Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: Cody Roiter on July 12, 2009, 12:53:00 PM

Shepp- It's also very well be a homemade bow as well.. As there where a few home bower's who made bows and sold them...

Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: JavelinaHink on July 12, 2009, 01:58:00 PM

Shepp..interesting, Nice looking bow. I'll look around later but not sure I can remember seeing that riser before.....Hink..   :archer:

Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on July 12, 2009, 02:33:00 PM

Shepp..great find  :thumbsup:   thanks for sharing.

  :campfire:    :coffee:

Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: PAPALAPIN on July 12, 2009, 02:33:00 PM

"WONDERBOW" was a term applied to many models of Shakespeare bows.

Yours does not look like any Shakepeare that I have seen, but it looks like a '50's style bow so it could be an early Shakespeare.

I was probably refinished and the original names and stickers sanded off.  Or, it could have been a homemade biw as was suggested above.

As Cody said, well worth $26.00

Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: yellow bow on July 12, 2009, 03:02:00 PM

$26.00   :thumbsup:    :clapper:

Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: D.Sheppard on July 14, 2009, 10:27:00 AM

The 26.00 was good but I would rather know what it was or where it came from.

Just another bow someone cleaned up with good intentions but did more harm than good.

Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: hormoan on July 14, 2009, 01:12:00 PM

Not sure for sure, but it resembles the Eddings out of Iowa. Nice looking old bow   :thumbsup: