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Vtg Rare Handcarved Wooden Boomarang Col. John M. Gerrish Portland OR c. 50s 70s
Vtg Rare Handcarved Wooden Boomarang Col. John M. Gerrish Portland OR c. 50s 70s
Vtg Rare Handcarved Wooden Boomarang Col. John M. Gerrish Portland OR c. 50s 70s
Vtg Rare Handcarved Wooden Boomarang Col. John M. Gerrish Portland OR c. 50s 70s

Vtg Rare Handcarved Wooden Boomarang Col. John M. Gerrish Portland OR c. 50s 70s

$ 5.28

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: Col. John M Gerrish
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Used
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Material: Wood
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Recommended Age Range: 9 and up
  • Age Level: 8-11 Years
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Year: 1940-1970

    Description

    Vtg. Handcarved Wooden Boomarang Col. John M. Gerrish.
    Totally fun in a big field or on the lawn. Instructions on the back. I watched a YouTube video to see how its done.
    Hand carved by Col. John Gerrish.
    Specifications: Right Handed ; Tip-to-tip Span = 48 cm ; Weight = 135 g, about 4.75 oz.
    Colonel John Gerrish was a famous boomerang maker and thrower from the 1940s through the early 1970s. John was featured on TV popping balloons with boomerangs, in magazine articles and he sold traditional boomerangs through magazine advertisements. These traditionals were heavy and made out of Pine plywood, but they did work.
    Backstory:
    I happened upon the liquidation of the estate of John Bailey's summer home in Elmore, VT. Aside from working as a spy for the US government during the Berlin Crisis,  he was a highly decorated Military man and President of the American College of Greece. He counted among his friends, John F. Kennedy.
    Many of my current listings came from that estate and more to come.
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