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Title: Help on History of Wing Bows
Post by: ShrnShndl on January 04, 2011, 06:51:00 PM

(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii153/ShrnShndl/100_0775.jpg) (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii153/ShrnShndl/100_0772.jpg) (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii153/ShrnShndl/100_0777.jpg) (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii153/ShrnShndl/100_0778.jpg) 66". Wing, Swift Wing, #S1455, 42#, 62" Wing Falcon, #FA12391, 44#. Div. of Head Ski Co., Inc.  Date of Birth?  When Wing became Head Ski?  When Head Ski became AMF?  Finding history of Wings is tough.  Any info on the bows greatly appreciated.  Thanks

Jim

Title: Re: Help on History of Wing Bows
Post by: Ryan Rothhaar on January 04, 2011, 08:45:00 PM

Look up Kelly Peterson (handle Kelly) and drop him a PM. He can help out.

Ryan

Title: Re: Help on History of Wing Bows
Post by: d. ward on January 06, 2011, 08:07:00 AM

good looking Wing bows you have.The White Wing looks a bit older then the Falcon maybe 1964-1965 on the WW bd

Title: Re: Help on History of Wing Bows
Post by: ShrnShndl on January 06, 2011, 07:30:00 PM

Thanks very much for the information.  It's a whole lot more than I knew before.  

Thanks,

Jim

Title: Re: Help on History of Wing Bows
Post by: yeager on January 07, 2011, 10:40:00 AM

Jim,

Another source of information would be Tradgang member Bill Wright, handle bfisherman11.  He actually did a phone interview with Bob Lee and had the article, "A Conversation with Bob Lee", published in Tradarcher's World.  He emailed me the article and I still have it.  If you would like it,  I could forward it to you.

Also,  you might find it on their web site,  www.tradarchersworld.com, (http://www.tradarchersworld.com,)   spring 2010,  vol. 2, issue one.

Bob

Title: Re: Help on History of Wing Bows
Post by: Migra Bill on January 07, 2011, 11:23:00 AM

Don't forget Wing also made the bows sold under the Colt label. Yes; the same Colt that made firearms.

Title: Re: Help on History of Wing Bows
Post by: ShrnShndl on January 08, 2011, 12:45:00 PM

Yeager,

Thanks very much for the article, it was greatly appreciated.  Slowly picking up bits and pieces of history.  Someday it may all come together.  

Thanks

Jim

Title: Re: Help on History of Wing Bows
Post by: myshootinstinks on January 10, 2011, 08:24:00 AM

The top bow w/ white glass looks identical to my wife's bow, a Wing "Swift Wing", I believe it's called. I think the gold sticker indicates pre-1965.