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Pearson Inc. was known for its affordable archery equipment. To make more people aware of the higher end custom bows and arrows, Pearson was still crafting to special order; the 1958 Catalog introduced higher-end bows with names rather than just model numbers.
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Pearson Inc. catalog being listed as "No. 12". That first catalog also only listed arrows, with bows added in the 1939 catalog.
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