Early Earl Hoyt bows and or Sky Archery info needed

[Cody Roiter]

Hello Guys, I would like to see some photo's of Earl's early work.. I was told that Earl is the one who came up with or help design the ILF limb.. Any info or Early work of Earl's would be great.....

Cody  

[Hud]

Earl Hoyt in his early years was known as Eddie Lake band leader in St. Louis until 1938. The first link has a couple early pictures of his bow and a picture of Earl and Anne Weber Hoyt. The second is from Traditional Bowyer's Encyclopedia. Dan writes about Eddie, then wrote a chapter in his book about Hoyt. You may have seen it, if not you can find it here. I had the pleasure of knowing Earl Hoyt, and toured his factory at his home, when the Hoyt Pro Medalist was a winning tournaments everywhere. Barry


http://www.archeryhistory.com/recurves/recurvesmain.htm

http://books.google.com/books?id=sYBT1c2NKVoC&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=Eddie+Lake+Orchestra&source=bl&ots=K4jbJPG7fw&sig=r4hVC7xXz0cHwv1Jf3bHj_d2a28&hl=en&ei=QaygSuyRLY3YtgOQyYWNDw&sa =X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#v=onepage&q=Eddie%20Lake%20Orchestra&f=false

[Crookedcreek]

An Earl Hoyt lemonwood long bow made ( as told to me by Earl) in 1939: