Set Of Thomas Aldred Arrows, Archery Arrows In Box
Set Of Thomas Aldred Arrows, Archery Arrows In Box
Vintage Thomas Aldred Arrows In Case.
Six archery target arrows all with owners name, C. Eyre. The arrows are with metal piles (pile-a bullet-shaped head that is commonly used on target arrows), one has a spliced nock and the rest have a patent metal aluminium nock, No. 15328. The cresting is in green and gold, fletching of three balloon-shaped feathers (some damaged), hardwood "footing or foreshaft" that is spliced into the pine shaft.
The arrows come in a pine box, each arrow slotting into its own bracket and measuring 63 ½ cm long. Three of the arrows are stamped 'Aldred 3*6' and two just 'Aldred'.
The maker of the arrows is Thomas Aldred, "Thomas Aldred, Archery & Fishing Tackle Manufacturer, Holder of Six Prize Medals, 110 Edgware Road, W, (Late 258, Oxford St., W.) London".
Target archery became popular during the Victorian period (1837-1901), when recreational archery was at its height of popularity.
Dimensions:
1900-1949
C. 1920
Wood
United Kingdom
Thomas Aldred
Some damage to the feathers.
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, one has a spliced nock and the rest have a patent metal aluminium nock, No. 15328. The cresting is in green and gold, fletching of three balloon-shaped feathers (some damaged), hardwood "footing or foreshaft" that is spliced into the pine shaft. The arrows come in a pine box, each arrow slotting into its own bracket and measuring 63 ½ cm long. Three of the arrows are stamped 'Aldred 3*6' and two just 'Aldred'.The maker of the arrows is Thomas Aldred, "Thomas Aldred, Archery & Fishing Tackle Manufacturer, Holder of Six Prize Medals, 110 Edgware Road, W, (Late 258, Oxford St., W.) London". Target archery became popular during the Victorian period (1837-1901), when recreational archery was at its height of popularity.){kind=link}