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Title: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: Blackhawk on August 08, 2011, 06:28:00 PM

Does anyone have one of these Bear Bowholders?  

I've read it appeared only one year in the catalog in the late 60's.

This one is still in the box with the instructions.


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Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: Greg2201 on August 08, 2011, 11:15:00 PM

Very Cool. Thanks for posting the pic.

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: bear1336 on August 09, 2011, 08:36:00 AM

Blackhawk
Sent you a PM
Dave

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: bear1336 on August 09, 2011, 10:30:00 AM

Blackhawk
Those BEAR bowholders were made around 1964 or 65 in Follansbee,WV and orginially called the Brooks Bow Holder they were invented by Lenord Brooks. I was with Lenoard when he sold the patent and all his stock to Bear in the late 60's. Four of us put together about 3500 of these in Lenords basememt one weekend and we took a car load of them to the Pa Bowhunters Festival and we sold 3. LOL. He sent one to Fred Bear and Bear wrote back and order 10 to field test and about 8 months later purchased the patent and all Lenords assembled bowholds and we took them to Grayling were Lenord signed the papers and delivered the bowholders. Seems like yesterday

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: Blackhawk on August 09, 2011, 10:41:00 AM

Great post Dave!   ;)  

I can't find it in the Bear catalog, but do you recall the original retail asking price?  My guess is $2-5...   :dunno:

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: bear1336 on August 09, 2011, 11:20:00 AM

No sir I dont recall what Bear sold them for. I am sure someone will come along that has the CD disk and look it up.
Dave

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: Migra Bill on August 09, 2011, 02:33:00 PM

Cool story!

They are in the 1968 catalog for $4.95

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: OldSkoolArcher on August 09, 2011, 09:15:00 PM

I just bought one of those!

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: jcar315 on August 09, 2011, 10:09:00 PM

Thanks for sharing some very interesting Bear history Dave. Always appreciate hearing these type stories.

Thanks again!

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: C Kerley on August 09, 2011, 11:40:00 PM

What I love most about these threads, Bear1336 jumps in with an "I was there" story.  I get such a kick out of reading those common every day stories!

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: Bjorn on August 10, 2011, 06:22:00 PM

For some reason I don't see your pic Lon..........there is one for 2.95 and another for 4.95..............I'll post the page in a bit.

Title: Re: Another Bear Gadget
Post by: Bjorn on August 10, 2011, 06:23:00 PM

OK I see your pic now Lon we are talking different stuff. I thought you meant a wall rack.