Post by Gebo on Aug 3, 2009 19:16:04 GMT -5
In order of release date, earliest to latest:
Oakshaft 79 (Elias Grimstone) - A thick oak handle designed for endurance flying and to withstand high wind conditions. 1879
Moontrimmer (Gladys Boothby) - Designed with a slim ash handle and the ability to fly higher than other brooms (and remain controllable), the brooms were a revolution in broomstick design. 1901
Silver Arrow (Leonard Jewkes) - Production date unknown.
Cleansweep One (Cleansweep Broom Company) - First racing broom designed for sporting use. Production date unknown.
Comet 140 (Comet Trading Company) - First broom to incorporate the Horton-Keitch braking charm, meaning Quidditch players were less likely to stray offside or overshoot the goals. 1929
Cleansweep Two (Cleansweep Broom Company) - 1934
Cleansweep Three (Cleansweep Broom Company) - 1937
Comet 180 (Comet Trading Company) - 1938
Tinderblast (Ellerby and Spudmore) - Highly resilient. 1940
Swiftstick (Ellerby and Spudmore) - Faster than the Tinderblast, but it was found that the broom lost power during an ascent. 1952
Shooting Star (Universal Brooms Ltd.) - At the time of its release, the cheapest racing broom on the market. Found to lose height and speed as they aged. 1955
Cleansweep Five (Cleansweep Broom Company) - Production date unknown.
Nimbus 1000 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - A revolutionary design, capable of speeds up to a hundred miles an hour, and the ability to turn 360 degrees in mid-air on a fixed spot. 1967
Nimbus 1001 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - Production date unknown.
Comet 220 (Comet Trading Company) - Production date unknown.
Cleansweep Six (Cleansweep Broom Company) - Production date unknown.
Nimbus 1700 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - Production date unknown.
Twigger 90 (Flyte and Barker) - Found to warp at high speeds. 1990
Comet 260 (Comet Trading Company) - Looks good, but doesn't offer much in performance compared to other brooms. Production date unknown.
Cleansweep Seven (Cleansweep Broom Company) - Circa 1991
Nimbus 2000 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - Made of mahogany. 1991
Nimbus 2001 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - 1992
Firebolt (Manufacturer unknown) - Made of ash wood treated with a diamond hard polish, with a tail of birch twigs. Capable of going from zero to one hundred and fifty miles per hour in ten seconds. Has an unbreakable Braking Charm, and superb balance and precision. 1993
Comet 290 (Comet Trading Company) - 1994
Cleansweep Eleven (Cleansweep Broom Company) - Made of Spanisk oak, with anti-jinx varnish and a built-in vibration control feature. It could accelerate from zero to seventy in ten seconds. 1995
Oakshaft 79 (Elias Grimstone) - A thick oak handle designed for endurance flying and to withstand high wind conditions. 1879
Moontrimmer (Gladys Boothby) - Designed with a slim ash handle and the ability to fly higher than other brooms (and remain controllable), the brooms were a revolution in broomstick design. 1901
Silver Arrow (Leonard Jewkes) - Production date unknown.
Cleansweep One (Cleansweep Broom Company) - First racing broom designed for sporting use. Production date unknown.
Comet 140 (Comet Trading Company) - First broom to incorporate the Horton-Keitch braking charm, meaning Quidditch players were less likely to stray offside or overshoot the goals. 1929
Cleansweep Two (Cleansweep Broom Company) - 1934
Cleansweep Three (Cleansweep Broom Company) - 1937
Comet 180 (Comet Trading Company) - 1938
Tinderblast (Ellerby and Spudmore) - Highly resilient. 1940
Swiftstick (Ellerby and Spudmore) - Faster than the Tinderblast, but it was found that the broom lost power during an ascent. 1952
Shooting Star (Universal Brooms Ltd.) - At the time of its release, the cheapest racing broom on the market. Found to lose height and speed as they aged. 1955
Cleansweep Five (Cleansweep Broom Company) - Production date unknown.
Nimbus 1000 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - A revolutionary design, capable of speeds up to a hundred miles an hour, and the ability to turn 360 degrees in mid-air on a fixed spot. 1967
Nimbus 1001 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - Production date unknown.
Comet 220 (Comet Trading Company) - Production date unknown.
Cleansweep Six (Cleansweep Broom Company) - Production date unknown.
Nimbus 1700 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - Production date unknown.
Twigger 90 (Flyte and Barker) - Found to warp at high speeds. 1990
Comet 260 (Comet Trading Company) - Looks good, but doesn't offer much in performance compared to other brooms. Production date unknown.
Cleansweep Seven (Cleansweep Broom Company) - Circa 1991
Nimbus 2000 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - Made of mahogany. 1991
Nimbus 2001 (Nimbus Racing Broom Company) - 1992
Firebolt (Manufacturer unknown) - Made of ash wood treated with a diamond hard polish, with a tail of birch twigs. Capable of going from zero to one hundred and fifty miles per hour in ten seconds. Has an unbreakable Braking Charm, and superb balance and precision. 1993
Comet 290 (Comet Trading Company) - 1994
Cleansweep Eleven (Cleansweep Broom Company) - Made of Spanisk oak, with anti-jinx varnish and a built-in vibration control feature. It could accelerate from zero to seventy in ten seconds. 1995