From: Tom Baldwin
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Date: 18-Mar-19 |
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Bob, I was digging around and found this signed 11-1/2 x 17 fold-out HH catalog. Forgot I had it! The second page has a lot of laminated and solid glass recurves named for African game. The only longbow is the Tembo. Must be from the mid-50s? Can you provide an approximate year? Have more pictures of course.
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From: Tom Baldwin
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Date: 18-Mar-19 |
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Bob, I was digging around and found this signed 11-1/2 x 17 fold-out HH catalog. Forgot I had it! The second page has a lot of laminated and solid glass recurves named for African game. The only longbow is the Tembo. Must be from the mid-50s? Can you provide an approximate year? Have more pictures of course.
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 18-Mar-19 |
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Howard and Elizabeth were married in 1922. The ad says his wife of 38 years, so I'm thinking 1960.
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From: aromakr
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Date: 18-Mar-19 |
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Tom:
I think George about nailed it !!!
Bob
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From: Tom Baldwin
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Date: 18-Mar-19 |
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Thanks guys! Well, this is really kind of interesting. There are 10 bow models in this catalog. 6 are laminated recurves, 3 are all-fiberglass recurves and ONE is one of his "traditional" longbows! Yet, the Hill enthusiasts hearken to his love of the longbow! I don't need to get flamed here, as I understand those times very well. Like the recurve was temporarily blown out of the market by compounds in the mid-70s, 20 years earlier the recurve was the cat's meow! I can believe Howard's own bow might have been a longbow, while he knew the bows that would sell were those new recurves! Heck, why did Bear change models every year like a car company? Because, especially back then, there simply wasn't enough money in making archery equipment. Ya' had to prime the pump! A lot! Eventually, it came back around. I will post pictures of the other pages in the catalog tonight.
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