The Jostam story starts with another trap shooter, J.S. Day of Midland, TX. I have not found the original Oct. 29, 1914 Patent No. 1,123,180 which was acquired by Jostam. I also couldn't find evidence that he actually manufactured a pad.
May 30, 1908 is the first mention in Sporting Life, using Peters shells as an amateur
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/32807/rec/6 July 2, 1910 GAH at Chicago High Amateur Average
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/29552/rec/11 https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/29559/rec/11 Won the 1910 Amateur Trap Shooting Average .9728
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/28806/rec/17 https://books.google.com/books?id=m0kcAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA312&lpg https://books.google.com/books?id=m0kcAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA432&lpg https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/27746/rec/25 ![[Linked Image from photos.smugmug.com]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Vintage-Recoil-Pads/i-XW76FTZ/0/cd15bccc/S/March%2018%2C%201911%20Forest%20and%20Stream-S.png)
He was a Professional Representative for Peters Cartridge Co. starting in 1911
August 24, 1912 in Cincinnati, Ohio he won the "E.C." Cup, emblematic of the World's Championship at Targets (100 singles, 50 expert rules and 25 pairs)
https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/26949/rec/61 https://books.google.com/books?id=nUkcAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA277 Then at the 1914 GAH he won again, then lost to Homer Clark
https://books.google.com/books?id=hkkcAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA375J.S. Day vs. W.R. Crosby, won by Mr. Day.
Homer Clark (Marlin), as challenger, 182x200 then beat J. S. Day 181x200.
