Item P06
This Item was Sold on 22 December
2021 for $275
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This beautiful sport boomerang was made by the Janetzki Brothers in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The blades are painted with Aboriginal style art and the elbow is decorated with serpent art. The reverse side of the elbow has the RJR initials. The wood is blonde. The design is similar to the popular Binghi Eagle which is often used in the Aussie Round event. I am calling it the Eagle only because I do not know the official name for this model. This is the first Janetzki boomerang that I acquired for my collection. I purchased it from Rob Croll in 1985. Rob didn't want to pay for postage to send it from Australia to the USA, so he gave it to a friend to mail when he arrived in the USA. Rob didn't wrap the boomerang in a package. Instead, he tied a piece of string around one of the blades and put a tag with my name and address on the other end of the string. When Rob's friend arrived in he USA, he didn't wrap it and pay for postage. His friend just dropped it in a USPS corner mail box and that is how it went through the mail to me. There is no damage and I didn't have to pay for postage. An odd story, but true. This boomerang is in excellent condition. It looks new and it flies great It has been in my collection box since I acquired it in 1985. A very nice example of a Janetzki boomerang in very nice condition. Rare!
The Janetzki brothers (Les & Arthur) made some of the finest competition and sporting boomerangs in the 20th Century. Les & Arthur made very few boomerangs and they were almost never sold. Instead, they were given away as gifts to other throwers that they met at tournaments. Les & Arthur Janetzki were Vaudeville performers in the early 1900s. After they retired in the 1960s, they started making and throwing boomerangs at their home in the town of Albury, Australia. They were senior citizens when they started to make and throw boomerangs and they continued with their boomerang hobby until their death nearly three decades later. Les would construct his own plywood by laminating packing box boards together, shaping the airfoils and sanding them smooth. Arthur would apply the art work. When they were done, they had a wonderful flying piece of art with legendary performance in events such as Accuracy, Consecutive Catch and Australian Round. These boomerangs worked so well that they were nicknamed the "Rolls Royce" of all boomerangs and upon the suggestion of Brother Brian Thomas, they started painting the initials "RJR" on the reverse side of the elbows in the 1980s with "RR" representing "Rolls Royce" and "J" representing "Janetzki". Owners of these fine boomerangs have been reluctant to sell them. Janetzki boomerangs can still be found in the throw kits of the most seasoned competitors as well as in the best collections. Premium Janetzki boomerangs can sell for hundreds of dollars and some of the finest examples have sold for more than $1,000! |
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