Wycheproof Sport Hook – 1970s [GL02]

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.

Handedness: left handed
Span: 29
cm
Weight: 75 gm

Historical sale price: $75