Inventor Name
Allen, Holless Wilber
Repository
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, receiving US Patent 3,486,495 on December 12, 1969. Artifacts include the archery bow and experimental pulleys.