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Broom Companies
For more information about many of these brooms, please purchase the book Quidditch Through the Ages. It's inexpensive and the proceeds go to charity.
Bluebottle
A broomstick for the family with a built-in Anti-Burglar Buzzer. Had a metallic bright blue color.
Cleansweep Series Brooms
A series of sport broomsticks produced by the Cleansweep Broom Company beginning in 1926 :
Cleansweep One
The first of the Cleansweep series, this model (released in 1926) cornered as did no other broom before it. Within a year of its release the Cleansweep One dominated the racing-broom market, having been designed specifically for sporting use.
Cleansweep Two
Released in 1934, this broom model was an improved version of the Cleansweep One .
Cleansweep Three
This broom model was an improved version of the Cleansweep Two and was released in 1937 .
Cleansweep Five
broom used at Hogwarts for Flying Class. Released in 1954
Cleansweep Six
The Quibbler, in its September (or August, possibly) 1995 issue, carried an interview with a wizard who claimed to have flow to the moon on one of these brooms, and had returned with a bag of moon frogs to prove it. Released in 1962
Cleansweep Seven
Broom used at Hogwarts for Flying Class. Released in 1976.
Cleansweep Eleven
The Cleansweep Eleven was released in 1995 , making it the latest broomstick in the series. It can go from zero to seventy in ten seconds. This is presumably in miles per hour, as broomstick speeds are typically expressed that way. The handle is made of Spanish oak . Note that oak is a wand wood .
Shooting Star
The cheapest racing broom ever released as of its release in 1955, but the buyer got what was paid for; the Shooting Star's ability to accelerate and to achieve respectable altitudes didn't hold up well over the long haul.
Since the manufacturer, Universal Brooms Ltd., went out of business in 1978 and the observation about the Shooting Star's speed was made in 1992 , the decrepitude of the old Shooting Star was not perhaps surprising.
The Hogwarts school brooms include Shooting Stars.
Comet Broom Series
Series of broomsticks produced by the Comet Trading Company (formed 1929):
Comet 140
The first of the Comet series of racing broomsticks, numbered 140 because of the number of models tested during its development. This model (released in 1929) incorporated the patented Horton-Keitch braking charm .
Comet 180
The second of the Comet series of racing broomsticks, this model was released in 1938 .
Comet Two Sixty (Comet 260)
A recent entry in the Comet series of racing broomsticks, released no later than 1991.
Comet Two Ninety (Comet 290)
The most recent entry in the Comet series of racing broomsticks. Its maximum acceleration is sixty, and that only with a decent tailwind.
Ellerby & Spudmore
A broom manufacturer:
Swiftstick
A broom produced by Ellerby and Spudmore, who had earlier released the Tinderblast, in 1952. It was has never been used for Quidditch because of its inability to ascend powerfully.
Tinderblast
Broom produced by Ellerby in Spudmore in 1940, twelve years before they released the Swiftstick. It traveled somewhat slower than the Comets and Cleansweeps of its time and thus was never used in sports.
The Firebolt
Released in the summer of 1993 , the Firebolt is currently the fastest racing broom in the world. The Irish International Side flew Firebolts in the 1994 Quidditch World Cup .
• streamlined, superfine handle of ash, treated with a diamond-hard polish
• hand-numbered with its own registration number
• tail twigs of birch, individually selected and honed to aerodynamic perfection
• unsurpassable balance
• pinpoint precision
• acceleration of 150 mph in 10 seconds
• unbreakable Braking Charm
• when you pick it up then let go, it hovers at exactly the right height to mount
• turns with the lightest touch, seems to obey thought rather than grip
• superbly smooth action
Twigger 90
A gimmicky broom produced by Flyte and Barker in 1990, the Twigger 90 warps under high speeds and thus has never been used for Quidditch .
Moontrimmer
A slender, ash-handled model of broom that for its time (first created in 1901 by Gladys Boothby) could achieve record-breaking heights (at least, record-breaking while the flyer maintained control at such an altitude). Its maximum speed was less than seventy miles per hour.
Nimbus Series Brooms
Series of high-end broomsticks produced by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company (formed 1967). This series of brooms ensured that the Nimbus Racing Broom Company stayed atop the field of sport brooms.
Nimbus 1000
Released in 1967, being the first broomstick of the Nimbus series. This model was revolutionary in its day for reaching speeds of up to 100 miles per hour and being capable of turning 360 degrees at a fixed point in mid-air. This broom put the Nimbus Racing Broom Company at the top of the broom manufacturing field, a title it boasted for some time.
• Nimbus 1001 –released in 1975
• Nimbus 1500 – released in 1982
• Nimbus 1700 – released in 1990
• Nimbus 2000 – released just before September of 1991
• Nimbus 2001 –released just before September of 1992, a year after the Nimbus 2000.
Oakshaft 79
A large, heavy broom built by Elias Grimstone in 1879 and designed for endurance flying. This was the broom used by Jocunda Sykes when she became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean by broom.
Silver Arrow
Produced by Leonard Jewkes sometime after the development of the Moontrimmer, this achived higher speeds than either the Moontrimmer or the Oakshaft 79; its maximum speed of 70 miles per hour with a decent tailwind was very good for its time.
• the Silver Arrow has a slim handle that might be made of ash.
For more information about many of these brooms, please purchase the book Quidditch Through the Ages. It's inexpensive and the proceeds go to charity.
Bluebottle
A broomstick for the family with a built-in Anti-Burglar Buzzer. Had a metallic bright blue color.
Cleansweep Series Brooms
A series of sport broomsticks produced by the Cleansweep Broom Company beginning in 1926 :
Cleansweep One
The first of the Cleansweep series, this model (released in 1926) cornered as did no other broom before it. Within a year of its release the Cleansweep One dominated the racing-broom market, having been designed specifically for sporting use.
Cleansweep Two
Released in 1934, this broom model was an improved version of the Cleansweep One .
Cleansweep Three
This broom model was an improved version of the Cleansweep Two and was released in 1937 .
Cleansweep Five
broom used at Hogwarts for Flying Class. Released in 1954
Cleansweep Six
The Quibbler, in its September (or August, possibly) 1995 issue, carried an interview with a wizard who claimed to have flow to the moon on one of these brooms, and had returned with a bag of moon frogs to prove it. Released in 1962
Cleansweep Seven
Broom used at Hogwarts for Flying Class. Released in 1976.
Cleansweep Eleven
The Cleansweep Eleven was released in 1995 , making it the latest broomstick in the series. It can go from zero to seventy in ten seconds. This is presumably in miles per hour, as broomstick speeds are typically expressed that way. The handle is made of Spanish oak . Note that oak is a wand wood .
Shooting Star
The cheapest racing broom ever released as of its release in 1955, but the buyer got what was paid for; the Shooting Star's ability to accelerate and to achieve respectable altitudes didn't hold up well over the long haul.
Since the manufacturer, Universal Brooms Ltd., went out of business in 1978 and the observation about the Shooting Star's speed was made in 1992 , the decrepitude of the old Shooting Star was not perhaps surprising.
The Hogwarts school brooms include Shooting Stars.
Comet Broom Series
Series of broomsticks produced by the Comet Trading Company (formed 1929):
Comet 140
The first of the Comet series of racing broomsticks, numbered 140 because of the number of models tested during its development. This model (released in 1929) incorporated the patented Horton-Keitch braking charm .
Comet 180
The second of the Comet series of racing broomsticks, this model was released in 1938 .
Comet Two Sixty (Comet 260)
A recent entry in the Comet series of racing broomsticks, released no later than 1991.
Comet Two Ninety (Comet 290)
The most recent entry in the Comet series of racing broomsticks. Its maximum acceleration is sixty, and that only with a decent tailwind.
Ellerby & Spudmore
A broom manufacturer:
Swiftstick
A broom produced by Ellerby and Spudmore, who had earlier released the Tinderblast, in 1952. It was has never been used for Quidditch because of its inability to ascend powerfully.
Tinderblast
Broom produced by Ellerby in Spudmore in 1940, twelve years before they released the Swiftstick. It traveled somewhat slower than the Comets and Cleansweeps of its time and thus was never used in sports.
The Firebolt
Released in the summer of 1993 , the Firebolt is currently the fastest racing broom in the world. The Irish International Side flew Firebolts in the 1994 Quidditch World Cup .
• streamlined, superfine handle of ash, treated with a diamond-hard polish
• hand-numbered with its own registration number
• tail twigs of birch, individually selected and honed to aerodynamic perfection
• unsurpassable balance
• pinpoint precision
• acceleration of 150 mph in 10 seconds
• unbreakable Braking Charm
• when you pick it up then let go, it hovers at exactly the right height to mount
• turns with the lightest touch, seems to obey thought rather than grip
• superbly smooth action
Twigger 90
A gimmicky broom produced by Flyte and Barker in 1990, the Twigger 90 warps under high speeds and thus has never been used for Quidditch .
Moontrimmer
A slender, ash-handled model of broom that for its time (first created in 1901 by Gladys Boothby) could achieve record-breaking heights (at least, record-breaking while the flyer maintained control at such an altitude). Its maximum speed was less than seventy miles per hour.
Nimbus Series Brooms
Series of high-end broomsticks produced by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company (formed 1967). This series of brooms ensured that the Nimbus Racing Broom Company stayed atop the field of sport brooms.
Nimbus 1000
Released in 1967, being the first broomstick of the Nimbus series. This model was revolutionary in its day for reaching speeds of up to 100 miles per hour and being capable of turning 360 degrees at a fixed point in mid-air. This broom put the Nimbus Racing Broom Company at the top of the broom manufacturing field, a title it boasted for some time.
• Nimbus 1001 –released in 1975
• Nimbus 1500 – released in 1982
• Nimbus 1700 – released in 1990
• Nimbus 2000 – released just before September of 1991
• Nimbus 2001 –released just before September of 1992, a year after the Nimbus 2000.
Oakshaft 79
A large, heavy broom built by Elias Grimstone in 1879 and designed for endurance flying. This was the broom used by Jocunda Sykes when she became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean by broom.
Silver Arrow
Produced by Leonard Jewkes sometime after the development of the Moontrimmer, this achived higher speeds than either the Moontrimmer or the Oakshaft 79; its maximum speed of 70 miles per hour with a decent tailwind was very good for its time.
• the Silver Arrow has a slim handle that might be made of ash.