Item GL02
This Item was Sold on 18 February
2014 for $75
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This small Wycheproof sport hook is a vintage model from the early 1970s. It is identical to the first boomerang I purchased from The Boomerang Man in 1974. This one is from George Leavens' personal collection. It has the Bunny Read hand painted art on the elbow and black tips with a white stripe on each blade tip. Made out of beautiful Coachwood and with the early Wycheproof stamp. This boomerang is in used, but very nice condition. There are a few small compression dings and light scratches on the underside. Although George Leavens was left handed, this boomerang is right handed, so it was a collectible and not part of George's throw kit. This model is generally a very good flyer with a flight range of 30+ metres.
Bunny Read was one of Australia's best boomerang throwers and a major manufacturer for many years. He is the father of Leanne Read and the grandfather of the famous Baby Ben Loveland who won an accuracy tournament when he was only 2 years old. Bunny made an assortment of really nice hooks and traditional models out of Coachwood plywood. He would paint beautiful Australian art scenes on the elbow in less than 60 seconds using a unique brush and finger painting technique. Some of the traditional boomerangs that Bunny made were very large and there is a very famous video of Bunny throwing and catching an 8 foot boomerang on the television show "You Asked For it". Bunny's daughter, Leanne, is still producing quality boomerang products for the Boomerang Man. |
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