Jul 21, 2014 - What do the serial numbers of a Bear Kodiak bow represent? Does anyone know? For example: 6M3776. ![]() Bear Archery History - Key Milestones • 1902 - Fredrick Bernard Bear born in Pennsylvania • 1927 - Fred meets famous bowhunter Art Young in Detroit and becomes friends • 1933 - Bear Products Company opens in Detroit making archery equipment as a sideline • 1937 - Fred Bear patents first bow glove • 1937 - Bear hires Nels Grumley to begin making bows under the name 'Bear Products by Grumley' • 1940 - Bear Products is split into two companies, with Fred retaining the archery business and his partner keeping the automotive business. The archery business begins using the name Bear Archery Company • 1942 - Bear produces first Bear hunting movie • 1946 - Bear patents first bow quiver • 1947 - Bear opens a new plant in Grayling, Michigan and moves all operations there • 1948 - Bear Archery produces TV and record cabinets for Admiral Corp. In an effort to make ends meet • 1948 - Nels Grumley leaves Bear over plans to being machine making bows. Jquery ajax serialize. • 1949 - Bear begins mass production of bows in Grayling, the Polar, Grizzly, and Kodiak. These first bows are laminated with a layer of Aluminum salvaged from WWII. • 1950 - Last full year for the Aluminum lamination • 1953 - Bear patents the working recurve limb, thus the patent date silk-screened on bows made after that date • 1954 - The first working recurve bow made by Bear is marketed, the Kodiak II, or Compass Kodiak. • 1956 - Bear markets his Bear Razorhead broadhead for the first time. • 1959 - First year for the coin medallion in the bow risers • 1967 - Fred Bear museum opens in Grayling, Michigan; closes in 2003 and collections sold to Bass Pro Shops • 1968 - Fred sells Bear Archery Company to Victor Comptometer • 1970 – After tinkering with takedowns for years, Bear begins selling Bear Take-Down; stops after two years due to low sales • 1972 – Fred Bear part of the first group of inductees into the Archery Hall of Fame, along with Ben Pearson, Ann Hoyt, and Howard Hill • 1977 - Kidde Corp. Takes over Victor Comptometer • 1978 – Labor strike results in closure of Grayling plant, and operations move to Gainesville, Florida • 1988 - Fred Bear passes away • 2003 After spending a year in bankruptcy proceedings, the North American Archery Group in Gainesville was been bought out by an Indiana-based sporting goods company that operates as a subsidiary of Escalade Sports. Bear Archery was founded by Fred Bear and Charles Piper in Detroit Michigan in 1933 as the Bear Products Company. The initial focus was on silk-screening and advertising support work for automotive companies. In 1938 Bear hired Nels Grumley, a woodworker and bowyer, and the company expanded to offer hand-made bows. Nels was a fantastic craftsman, and his skills were reflected in the quality of the bows he made. Early on each and every bow which Nels made was either stamped or signed with his name, along with the words 'Bear Products by Grumley' or 'Bear Archery by Grumley'. Fred Bear sold the advertising side of the Bear Products Company in 1940 to focus on archery. The archery business was renamed Bear Archery. In 1947 the company moved to a new facility in Grayling, Michigan. The Grayling plant focused on making and marketing recurve bows and longbows. After observing Ben Pearson’s successful efforts to machine make bows, Bear changed from hand-made bows to mass produced bows using fiberglass and other modern materials. Automation did not sit well with Grumley, Bear’s principal old-school bowyer. Grumley knew that mass producing bows by machines instead of individually crafting every bow by hand was not what he wanted, and despite Bear’s attempt at retaining him, Grumley left Bear in 1948. Nels started his own bow making business. 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However, his private venture lasted only two years before he took a job as a model maker for an appliance manufacturer. Not all Bear bows made in these early years were made by Nels. There were dozens of other bowyers who made Bear wooden bows, mostly the lower line lemonwood models such as the Ranger. These bows were simply marked 'Bear Archery' in a written form. After Grumley’s departure, Bear began using the famous “Running Bear” decal. Upon Nels departure, Fred moved another employee by the name of Bob Meeker over to supervise the manufacturing of the new bow lines. (Work) Around 6 months ago, I made a OD share with my colleague from the same organization. He was able to sync this share on his machine with the local OneDrive client. Onedrive files shared with me.
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