6/19/2023 0 Comments Pub Signs by Paul Corballis![]() ![]() (See illustration above.) I pursued this theory (amongst many others) for one of the early chapters of my PhD dissertation (2006) and my book Darts in England 1900-39: A social history (2009) but failed to find any primary evidence of any connection between the crossbow and darts.Ĭommon terminology in modern darts for 100 and links nicely to the ‘tun’, a beer or wine cask which, if used as aīull’s eye) as its primary target, scoring 100 points. Peter Bills (1983) was convinced that the crossbow was ‘How it all began’ and even illustrated his theory with early examples of crossbows and bolts which were, he says, ‘the origins of the modern dart’. History of darts, some of which can be found on this website) have failed, Butįleet Street ‘Booking Place’, a pub called The Houses/coaching inns except two from London (both ‘Water Lane, Fleet Street’). To and from London and of those sixty-eight points all began at public The print listed thirty-four separate starting and finishing points both ![]() ‘Maidenhead Coach List’, originally printed in 1837 by W. Back in 2009 he purchased a box of ‘tut’ andĪmongst it was a framed reproduction of the ![]() With things he never knew he wanted rather He used to attend many auctions of second-hand goods and often came away Crossbow bolts – A forerunner of the dart? ![]()
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