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| Encyclopeadia of Brooms |
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| Cleansweep (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) In 1926 a break through was made when the brothers Bill, Bob and Barnaby Otterton started the Cleansweep Broom Company. Thier first model the Cleansweep One was an instant runaway sucess, porduced in numbers never seen before and marketed as a racing broom, designed for sporting use. It cornered as never before and within a year every team in Britian and Ireland were mounted on Cleansweeps. Comet (140, 180) In 1929 the Comet Trading Company was established by two former player for the Falmouth Falcons, Randolph Keitch and Basil Horton. The Comet Trading Company's first broom was the Comet 140, this being the number of models that Keitch and Horton had tested prior to its release. The patented Horton-Keitch braking charm meant that players were much less likely to overshot goals or fly offside (off the edge of the pitch.) Moontrimmer The Moontrimmer which was created by Gladdys Boothby in 1901, represented a leap forward in broom construction, and for a while these slender, ash-handled brooms were in great demand as Quidditch brooms. The Moontrimmer's advantage over other brooms was its ability to reach higher hights and remain controllable. Gladys Boothby was unable to produce Moontrimmers in the quantities Quidditch player demanded for. Nimbus (1000, 1001, 1500, 1700, 2000, 2001) In 1967 the broom world world was galvanised by the formation of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company. Nothing like the Nimbus 1000 had ever been seen before. Reaching speeds of up to 100mph, capable of turning 360 degrees at a fixed point in mid-air, the Nimbus combined the reliability of the old Oakshaft 79 with the easy handling of the best Cleansweeps. It immediately became the broom preferred by professional Quidditch teams across Europe, and the subsequent models (1001, 1500, 1700, 2000, 2001) have kept Nimbus at the top of the field. Oakshaft 79 The Oakshaft 79 (so named because the fist example was created in 1879) was crafted by the broom-maker Elias Grimestone of Portsmouth, Southern England. It's a handsome broom with a very thick oak handle, designed for endurance flying and to withstand high winds. It was never a successful Quidditch broom, to cumbersome to turn at high speed, and never gained much popularity with those who prized agility over safety, though it will always be remembered as the broom used in the first Atlantic broom crossing, by Jocunda Skyes in 1935. It is now a highly prized vintage broom. Silver Arrow The Silver Arrow was the true forerunner of the racing broom, achieving much higher speed speeds than the Oakshaft 79 and Moontrimmer, up to 70 mph with a tailwind, but this broom was the work of a single wizard (Leonard Jewkes) and demand far outstripped supply. Shooting Star In 1955 Universal Brooms Ltd introduced Shooting Star, the cheapest racing broom to date. Unfortunately, after its initial burst of popularity, the Shooting Star was found to lose speed and height as it aged, and Universal Brooms went out of business in 1978. Swiftstick In 1952 the Black Forest Company Ellerby and Spudmore realesed it's second broom (see Tinderblast.) The Swiftstick is faster than the Tinderblast, the Swiftstick nevertheless has a tendency to lose power in ascent and has never been used by professional Quidditch teams. Tinderblast The Tinderblast was lanched in 1940 by the Black Forest Company Ellerby and Spudmore, the Tinderblast is a tough, hard-wearing broom, though it never reached the speeds of the Comets or Cleansweeps. Twigger 90 The Twigger 90, first produced in 1990, was intended by its manufacturers Flyte and Barker to replace Nimbus as market leader. However, though highly finished and including a number of new gimmicks such as an inbuilt Warning Whistle and Self-Straightening Brush, the Twigger has been found to warp under high speeds and has gained the unlucky reputation of being flow by wizards with more Galleons than sence. |
