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Offline Bud B.

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What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« on: February 27, 2017, 01:53:00 PM »
I found a very slender fiberglass bow in an antique store with very tiny tips and a cork handle. The logo is missing.

Any manufacturers of old that made both longbows and fishing rods?

Thanks.
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2017, 02:06:00 PM »
Shakespeare is the first that comes to mind.
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2017, 03:26:00 PM »
I believe Abercrombie and fitch did back in the early 1900s.
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2017, 06:38:00 PM »
I bet Herters did too.
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2017, 06:51:00 PM »
I found Stream EZE in a search, but not sure this is one of them.

Did Indian?
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2017, 10:23:00 AM »
Hardy's in the UK, circa '61-'63.
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Offline Wade Phillips

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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2017, 07:19:00 AM »
True Temper made metal limb bows with cork handles, as well as metal fishing rods with cork handles.

Ply-Flex also made bows as well as fishing rods.

If you can post an image of the area of missing logo on the bow, it might be possible to identify the it just by the size of the imprint of the logo,
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2017, 06:37:00 AM »
I have a Stream eze, and love it!
It's a 2 piece, cork covered handle

Like to see a pic. Loved to get another, too!
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2017, 09:06:00 PM »
I've got a cork handled True Temper and they used to sale right beside the fishing tackle in the Hardware stores when I was growing up. About 6 years ago I ran across some of the bow strings still being sold in a Hardware store in a small back country town for a $1.25.
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2017, 04:41:00 PM »
I just picked up a Conolon Missilite. I had no idea what it was when I got it. Posted some pics on the collectors forum and got a quick reply that it was a Conolon. I had never heard of this brand before. Anyway research shows that they were best known for fishing rods and only made bows for a few years.
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2017, 04:53:00 PM »
I know this is late, but let's not forget Sears. They sold a lot of sporting goods under their brand name "J.C. Higgins". I still have a rod and reel with that name from 1954. Also, way back around the 1930s Winchester had a chain of hardware/sporting goods stores that sold all kinds of sporting goods. I don't know if they sold archery equipment but a friend of mine had a Winchester bamboo fly rod from his father.
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Offline JavelinaHink

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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2017, 07:38:00 AM »
Harry Hobson, Salem, Oregon started making Bow's and Fly Rods back in the 30's
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Re: What companies manufactured both longbows and fishing rods?
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2017, 09:02:00 PM »
South Bend bait and tackle
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