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Title: Who made it???
Post by: ky greg on January 09, 2008, 11:33:00 PM
This is a bow a friend of mine owns. I have never seen the bow in person only the pics she emailed me that I'm posting here. It's been in the family for many years but no one knows who made the bow and the markings are unreadable. She contacted some family members who said they thought it might be a Ben Pearson but not for sure. It's 68" long with a leather wrap grip is about all for sure that is know. I thought someone here might be able to help identify the bow for her. Thanks in advance.
Greg
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t110/kymason/bow_0021.jpg)
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t110/kymason/bow_0071.jpg)
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t110/kymason/bow_0081.jpg)
Title: Re: Who made it???
Post by: Dirty Bill on January 10, 2008, 04:13:00 AM
It looks like a lemonwood Ben Pearson.   :rolleyes:    :campfire:
Title: Re: Who made it???
Post by: fourpoint on January 10, 2008, 10:07:00 AM
Ky like dirty bill said, looks like the lemon wood pearson, i have one haning on my wall almost idendtical to that  and its a lemon wood by pearson.
Title: Re: Who made it???
Post by: ky greg on January 10, 2008, 01:19:00 PM
Thanks for your help. I've looked in the archery archives but for some reason the pictures for the Pearson bows will not open on my computer. Anyone have an approximate age and worth. She is thinking about selling it (hopefully I have first shot) I don't want to burn or get burnt if she should decide to sell. Thanks again.
Title: Re: Who made it???
Post by: String Tracker on January 10, 2008, 07:38:00 PM
wow .... think i have one of them too.. id like to know what kind of value they carry
Title: Re: Who made it???
Post by: Gene Roberts on January 10, 2008, 08:20:00 PM
I dont know but she sure is pretty.
Title: Re: Who made it???
Post by: ky greg on January 11, 2008, 08:18:00 AM
ttt
Title: Re: Who made it???
Post by: d. ward on January 11, 2008, 09:08:00 AM
Well,I wanta guess a Pearson maybe,but maybe not lemonwood.Not to say old Ben did not use lemonwood.Cause I think every archery company ever...tried lemonwood at one time or another.But old Ben was real parshal to Hickory.....too.Rememeber thier line of static tip recurves?????? Old Hickory,By Ben Pearson.I'am thinking somewhere late 1948 ish until the mid 1950's ish.... then fiberglass backings took over..Just a thought.bowdoc