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Wooden Brist boomerang. The boomerang is a component of Brist, a game in which a racket is used to catch boomerangs. It was invented by Sam Bristow and manufactured by the Brist Manufacturing Company in Topeka, Kansas, from 1904 to 1924. In 1915, the company employed between 30 and 35 people. The game sets sold for between $3 and $15.
Creator: Brist Manufacturing Company
Date: 1908
Item Number: 314034
Call Number: 1972.53.0
KSHS Identifier: 1972.53.0
Business and Industry - Manufacturing
Collections - Museum
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Objects and Artifacts - Recreational Artifacts - Sports Equipment - Boomerang, Brist
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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