Rare find 1970 VINTAGE Shakespeare ROOT KADET x154 BOW RH 64” D9322 25# 28” NICE

Description

I don't know anything about bows but I've done enough research to know I've found a gem. Root (Shakespears) Kadet x154, 64", D9322, 25#, 28".
There are extras this comes with as seen in photos. Very clean.   I can send more pix upon request. Comes from a smoke free home. You can see where a screw was used to mount a bracket and on the other end is a tape stain on the wood.
ABOUT ROOT & KADET
Ernie Root began his bow making career working at Indian Archery in
Chicago
in the late 1940s. Ernie, a gifted bowyer, left Indian and started his own company Root Archery in the early 1950s as a family business in suburban
Chicago
.  His success in the archery business lead his to seek a larger facility, and he moved his operation to Big Rapids, MI.  Ernie was also a good tournament archer and set a tournament record that lasted for 12 years. His success as a tournament archer helped build and promote his Root brand.
William Shakespeare, Jr.  had patented his fishing reel, and began producing fishing equipment in the late 1800's. In the 20th century, Shakespeare expanded to become a major producer of sporting equipment. In 1959 Shakespeare Cooperation acquired Parabow, an Ohio-based maker of archery equipment that was incorporated into Shakespeare's Archery subsidiary. Parabow was one of the main producers of solid fiberglass bows in the 1950.  In 1959, along with the Parabow line, Shakespeare introduced the 100 through 400 series of recurves. In the early 1960s Shakespeare began a collaboration with Ernie Root. The Shakespeare company was looking to enter the rapidly expanding hunting bow market. A deal was struck and Root’s operation was sold to Shakespeare in the mid 1960’s. After a short period when bows were labeled with variations of “Root by Shakespeare”, the familiar Shakespeare “Wonderbow” line appeared.
Kadet and Kadet X154
The Root Kadet was in production longer than any Root or Shakespeare bow. It became part of the Root Archery line around 1956-57 as a longbow. In 1958 it became a recurve. It continued until 1970 as a Kadet X154 marketed by Shakespeare Archery.