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  • Holless Wilber Allen Compound Bow, 1969

Holless Wilber Allen Compound Bow, 1969

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Allen, Holless Wilber

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National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Division of Cultural History
MRC 612/Room 4303
12th St. & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20560
202-357-4414

Summary

Holless Wilber Allen invented the compound hunters bow (patent # 3,486,495) issued on December 12, 1969. Artifacts include the archery bow and experimental pulleys.

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