Vintage Bell target crowd

[ptdunk]

And as featured in AGW a few years ago:

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/airgu...82875140592627

That's a very informative article, hadn't seen that. I wonder what's written on John's postcard....

[45flint]

Very cool.

[perlin]

Love the straw boaters and bowler hats.
John

[keith66]

Wonder how many survived WW1?

[Scott.]

Fantastic pictures and a great link to that AGW article, thanks Geezer
I just downloaded the magazine from the AGW digital archive and Ill read it later,

I just can't seem to get enough bell target history it's so fascinating because it was never really a thing up here and it's still relatively unknown/ ignored despite the skill and challenge involved in participation.

[EDIT]
A fellow wearing a big white hat in the middle of the crowd looks like Donald Sutherland in the top picture

[micky2]

Fantastic pictures and a great link to that AGW article, thanks Geezer
I just downloaded the magazine from the AGW digital archive and Ill read it later,

I just can't seem to get enough bell target history it's so fascinating because it was never really a thing up here and it's still relatively unknown/ ignored despite the skill and challenge involved in participation.

[EDIT]
A fellow wearing a big white hat in the middle of the crowd looks like Donald Sutherland in the top picture

There is a book about bell target shooting, called ring my bell. ,

[edbear2]

There is a book about bell target shooting, called ring my bell. ,

Not sure if these are active links but;

http://www.belltarget.com/resources/...rget_Story.pdf

http://www.frankspittle.com/shooting.html

ATB, ED

[Josie & John]

That's a very informative article, hadn't seen that. I wonder what's written on John's postcard....

Hi Matt,

There are a few lines on the card but they're in German, which I sadly don't understand. The card was sent to a Miss Riches in Uxbridge in 1906.

Kind Regards,

John

[Powderfinger]

Those were the days when every workplace had a sports club with a target-shooting section. Has anyone in identified the site of that Post Office club and what it looks like now?

[wobbly bob]

Fascinating stuff. Thank you, gentlemen.