Item TB320
This Item was Sold on 26 July 2014
for $29.70
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This medium size left handed traditional boomerang was made out of Australian plywood in the 1970s. The upper surface has a small kangaroo painted on the elbow. The reverse side has gold letting that reads " Hawes & Sons ; Mudgeerabe ; Queensland ; Australia ". There is also a piece of tape on the underside with throwing instructions. This boomerang is in excellent condition. It is a very good flyer with a flight range of 15-18 metres.
Lorin Hawes is one of Australia's most famous boomerang manufacturers. Lorin is an American who emigrated to Australia in the early 1960s. He started a boomerang factory that produced large quantities of wonderful plywood traditional boomerangs. The Wham-O plastic traditional boomerang is based on Lorin's famous M-17 design. Lorin occasionally made special traditional boomerangs out of lapped Australian hardwood boards. The most famous of these lapped boomerangs is the Silky Spinner which was made out of Silky Oak (also called Lacewood in the USA). Lorin also made Spinners out of other Aussie hardwoods such as Blackbean and Hoop Pine. Lorin is also well known for the wonderful book that he authored titled " All About Boomerangs ". Lorin passed away several years ago. Lorin's daughter, Jenny Stone, had a thriving boomerang business with her husband called Stones Throw. |
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