Bow maker James Tubbs - From the archive: June 1913

James Tubbs was born in 1835, at which time his parents were living in Rupert Court. As may be supposed, he learned his business from his father, from whom he received for his first piece of work – I forget what it was – the sum of sixpence, of which remuneration, though not princely, nor likely to tempt him to extravagance or riotous living, he yet retains a lively recollection! He was a great sprinter, and covered 100 yards in eleven seconds…