Please Help Identify Old Bow

[Ladyshooter330]

I was wondering if there was anyone here who could help identify this bow. A friend gave it to me today, she found it in the house they bought. I would like to know about how old it is, whats its made of and what kind of string to put on it, I want to hang it in my livingroom and want it to look as authentic as possible, and also value if any. it is some kind of metal, maybe copper, with a cork handle. Tag inside limb reads true temper. Bow measures 62 inches long. and can I or should I clean it up any, or would that just hurt the value of it. I have pictures if someone can tell me how to attach them. I have seached the web and can find nothing. I was sent here from archery talk to see if i could find any help. Thanks so Much for any help....Tracy

[d. ward]

Pics would be great but I believe as mentioned it is a true temper and is made of tube steel rather then copper.Value maybe 50.00 100.00 or so...bd

[4runr]

Hey neighbor. If you want I can give my phone number and I can talk you through how to post pics. I'm just up the road in Hartville.

[Ladyshooter330]

 

[Ladyshooter330]

[kurtbel5]

Those are some cool limbs.
My vote would be leave unfinished.
       Kurt
PS
Welcome to the nuthouse

[Ladyshooter330]

they arent as shiney as the pics show, they look like old copper water pipes, like an old water pipe cut in half. but i cant find another pic or information on them anywhere. so i am really curious if maybe only a few were made.

[Blackhawk]

Cool looking bow.  :cool:  

I have a few garden tools (shovel, hoe, etc.) with the True Temper name, so they must have been a hardware and sporting goods company several years ago.  

Doesn't Ace Hardware sell True Temper stuff today?   :confused:

[Wade Phillips]

Tracy - I have a few old True Temper bows. Some date back into the 1920s but they were made for many years after that. I have several old ads for the True Temper bows. They were made by a fishing tackle manufacturer who also made True Temper metal fishing rods with cork handles. True Temper also made metal arrows, back in the day of these bows and fishing rods.

I would leave the bow all original just like you picture it and would not even put a string on it. Although not an uncommon bow, ones with a completely intact decal are the most desirable for collectors. The bow should also take apart in the handle if the metal parts are not rusted together.

The value that BowDoc gave is pretty much on the money. Metal bows are not really sought after by most of today's shooter/hunter/collectors, as the bows are generally not regarded as being desirable for shooting.

[Wade Phillips]

True Temper is a current brand. Dates back in the early 1900s in the days when American Fork & Hoe was in its prime. Like many large companies, there is a long story of all the mergers and the spin offs.

[wadde]

Does the bow say Stream-Eze on it?

[Ladyshooter330]

NO OTHER THAN THE PAPER TAG IT SAYS NOTHING

[Wade Phillips]

Tracy - Here are 3 True Temper Bows at the top that are similar to the one you posted. T/D with cork handle and metal limbs.

Steve - Bottom 4 bows are Stream-Eze bows. T/D with wooden handle and solid glass limbs. Made later than True Temper.

Stream-Eze was located in South Bend, IND. The glass limbs were also like stiff fishing rods. The bows were packed in a light cloth T/D case. As crazy as it sounds, the Steam-Eze is a surprising shooter.

Some of the Stream-Eze have water transfer decals, some just writing on the limbs.

Stream-Eze also made and advertised solid glass fish arrows with a barbed broadhead point.