Yew Wood Long Bow, Archery
Yew Wood Long Bow, Archery
Vintage Thomas Aldred Longbow.
A very good ladies archery yew wood long bow, produced by Thomas Aldred, London. The bow is fitted with two horn nocks (one with slight damage) a mother - of - pearl arrow plate (sometimes called an Arrow Pass) and a green fabric handle. Just above the grip is the makers name 'Aldred, London' and below the number 25 with 3 arrows, indicating the draw weight of this bow in lbs. A nice bow in good original condition.
Target archery became popular during the Victorian period (1837-1901), when recreational archery was at its height of popularity. The heydays of archery as a social recreation in the 19th century saw four stand out bow-makers. Of course there were others who, principally makers of umbrellas and fishing tackle etc., added bowery to their repertoires with varying degrees of success; but it was Thomas Waring, Thomas Aldred, James Buchanan and Peter Muir who many turned to for quality and quantity.
Dimensions:
1900-1949
Circa 1900
Yew wood
United Kingdom
Very nice condition, one horn nock tip with slight damage.
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 a mother - of - pearl arrow plate (sometimes called an Arrow Pass) and a green fabric handle. Just above the grip is the makers name 'Aldred, London' and below the number 25 with 3 arrows, indicating the draw weight of this bow in lbs. A nice bow in good original condition. Target archery became popular during the Victorian period (1837-1901), when recreational archery was at its height of popularity. The heydays of archery as a social recreation in the 19th century saw four stand out bow-makers. Of course there were others who, principally makers of umbrellas and fishing tackle etc., added bowery to their repertoires with varying degrees of success; but it was Thomas Waring, Thomas Aldred, James Buchanan and Peter Muir who many turned to for quality and quantity.){kind=link}