The Janetzki brothers (Les & Arthur) made some of the finest competition and sporting boomerangs in the late 20th Century. Les & Arthur made very few of these fine art boomerangs and they were never sold. Instead, they were given away as gifts to other throwers that they met at coompetitions, mainly in their home town of Albury, in Australia. Les & Arthur Janetzki wereVaudeville performers in the early 1900s. After they retired (1960s), they started making and throwing boomerangs. They were senior citizens when they started the sport of boomerang throwing and they continued with their boomerang making and throwing until their death nearly three decades later. One brother would construct the boomerang by laminating packing box boards together, making his own plywood, shaping the airfoils and sanding them smooth. The other brother 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 the boomerang world and at Brother Brian Thomas' suggestion, they started painting the initials "RJR" on the resverse side of the elbows with "RR" representing "Rolls Royce" and "J" representing "Janetzki". Owners of these fine boomerangs have been resilient in keeping them within their own throw kit and collection. When they are sold, they almost always sell for hundreds of dollars and some of the finest examples sell for more than $1,000!

This "U" boomerang made by the Janetzki brothers is one of only four that they made with this design. This is a very early example of a Janetzki boomerang without anything painted on the underside of the elbow. A pair of crossed spears is painted on the upper section of each blade. A boomerang is painted on the upper elbow and there is additional Aboriginal artwork on the blades. This boomerang has been used and it came out of the Janetzki's personal throw kit. There are only minor wear and scratch marks from use. This is an exceptional Janetzki collectable.