Bow and Arr

bow n This gem ("Bow and Arr") was made from a piece of grooved board and a small green aulder [sic] (usually about 3 ft. long). When constructed, it looked like this: [see other side] [playing "cowboys"] [reverse] _Bow and Arr_ notch to hold bow string -bow -groove in wood. -woo...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/7569
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Summary:bow n This gem ("Bow and Arr") was made from a piece of grooved board and a small green aulder [sic] (usually about 3 ft. long). When constructed, it looked like this: [see other side] [playing "cowboys"] [reverse] _Bow and Arr_ notch to hold bow string -bow -groove in wood. -wooden arrow. sometimes we made shorter ones like this which we called bullets. They were cut so as to fit into the groove in the board. Wooden trigger pushed forward to trip bow string JH 7/72 Used I Not used Withdrawn playing "cowboys" Withdrawn but no stamp; Reverse of card at B_11814; Reverse side contains labelled diagram