Easton bows & history
Easton’s wood-bow and arrow craftsmanship preceded its aluminum-arrow development. Doug’s manufacturing work, Jim’s business and international archery leadership, and Greg’s later stewardship are distinct parts of the family story.
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Easton’s wood-bow and arrow craftsmanship preceded its aluminum-arrow development. Doug’s manufacturing work, Jim’s business and international archery leadership, and Greg’s later stewardship are distinct parts of the family story.
- Origins
- 1920s craftsmanship; 1953 incorporation
- Founder / founding team
- Doug Easton, with Mary Easton and family support
- Latest documented ownership
- Greg Easton / family archery-business lineage
- Status
- Archery equipment company · distinct from divested sports businesses
Documented milestones
1920s–1930s
Doug Easton built wood bows and arrows before developing aluminum arrows in the late 1930s. These are separate milestones.
1953
Jas. D. Easton was incorporated after the earlier shop and craftsmanship period.
1960–1973
Jim joined the family business in 1960 and took leadership after Doug’s death in 1972; some sources date the succession to 1973.
1983
Easton acquired Hoyt, linking the two manufacturers’ histories.
1989–2005
Jim served as World Archery president; the federation records his international archery legacy.
Model archive
Sources and research limits
A dated acquisition does not establish unchanged present ownership. Unresolved details remain under research.
- Reconcile early shop dates
- Keep divested team-sports ownership separate from the archery company