Pair of Early Strip Laminated Bakwood Traditional Boomerangs

Item BR14 


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Bakwood Boomerangs is a commercial supplier of quality boomerang products in the UK. For many years, the owners were Howard Baker. Howard's nephew, Adrian Green, worked with him and continued the Bakwoods after Howard's death. He supplied booms to David Jones and then the whole business was assumed by Richard Ogilvy under the Davro label. Most of the Bakwood strip laminated boomerangs were made out of strip laminated Ash, but sometimes other hardwoods were used. There were two primary trip laminated models, one large and one small. Although heavy, these were generally good flyers. The earliest examples from this manufacturer are good collectables.

This pair of very early strip laminated traditional boomerangs were purchased in a sporting goods store in England in the 1980s. They are much older than that as the store manager did not have them out on display and had to dig around in back to find them when a customer asked if he had any boomerangs for sale. These are the Bakwood 51 model with a span of 51 cm. They both have stamps on the upper surface that say "Bakwood" as well as a kangaroo and a pair of trees. One has remnants of paper labels that had been glued onto the upper surface and then partially removed. This one also has a label with the name of the store. Both are in very good condition. I have tested both and they are terrific flyers, even after decades of not being used. The flight range is about 25 metres.

Specifications: Right Handed ; Tip-to-tip Span = 51 cm ; Weight = 238 gm


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