boomaroo

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Dear Tracey, Michael, Peter , Colin ,Dave ,Terry from Buderim QLD and in particular Roger Beck thank you for your lovely pictures and information.

The more information I receive, the more complete this page will be.

Boomaroo toys ,Wyn toys and Hercules toys were all company's in their own right, only bought out later by Tri-ang and the company's ceased to trade.

Boomaroo toys were made by the Artlay Manufacturing Company registered at Butt and Clisdell streets Surrey Hills SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.

Boomaroo and Wyn toys were only sold in Australia and New Zealand. Perhaps this it the reason why these toys are very rare and collectable.

Boomaroo Toys made a range of metal toy vehicles and other toys in competition with other Australian manufacturers such as Wyn-Toys and overseas toy companies such as Buddy-L.

They were listed as Boomaroo Products Pty Ltd in Sydney from 1954 to the 1970s. By the mid-1960s they had become associated with Artlay Manufacturing Company Pty Ltd. Boomaroo was a member of

The Australian Games Manufacturing Association, TAGMA.

Australian collector Barbara Mihan wrote me this addition: (thank you Barbara)

Boomaroo disappeared in the mid 1960s but Wyn was taken over by Hills Industries in 1973 who then no longer pursued the making of toy vehicles. Wyn did make other toy items in the 1960s such as dolly irons and a child's ironing board and pull along toys on wheels for littlest. It is interesting to note that Boomaroo made a toy washing machine at the same time as Wynn had the toy iron and ironing board.

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The significance of these Australian-made Boomaroo toys lies not just in their amusing appearance or how the evoke the remembered pleasures of childhood play. They can speak to us about the experience of being an Australian child in the mid-twentieth century, revealing how children are socialised, and how the young became targeted as a consumer market. Most toys mimic the adult world, and looking at them can tell us something about how this world has changed. Changes in technology and the availability raw materials can be traced in the changing methods of toymaking. By 1954, for example, Boomaroo was able to use steel in the manufacture of toys, something that would have been unthinkable ten years earlier during wartime.

Let's have a closer look at the models and information up till now. ( June 2011) On request of some collectors we restored some Boomaroo and Wyn decals. CLICK

These decals can be very helpful if you intent to restore your model.

The Boomaroo tow truck, this one was catalogues in 1947, is very hard to get in good condition as most boomaroos are,

because most Aussie kids played outside in backyards or at the beach.

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This stake truck is probably restored and yes to a very high standard!

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This prime mover and trailer "Boomaroo Express Delivery" was also catalogued in 1947.

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This is a Prime mover and trailer "refrigerated Transport" Manufactured from 1955 to 1960.

These dates are only a guess .

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This is a Prime mover and trailer "Interstate Transport" Manufactured from 1955 to 1960.

These dates are only a guess .

This is a Prime mover and trailer "Interisland Transport" Manufactured from 1955 to 1960.

These dates are only a guess .

This is a Boomaroo Service van from the 1950's note ,no cut outs in the rear doors.

Another Boomaroo Service Van is one of 1945 series with are very similar to the Tri-ang "W" series

Two of the Boomaroo Service Van series were adopted by Kellog's

This one is different from all the rest, it is a "Metal and Ashes" tipper, I am 100% certain that it is all original. This machine has a different grill, which i have only ever seen one of,the cab is a different shape with no centre pillar, Boomaroo decal on the bonnet is identical to other boomaroo decals.the wheels appear to be from the late 1950's to the late 1960's. will send separate picture for you.the tray being identical to 1940's to 50's Boomaroo's notice the spring loaded mechanism to raise the tray.

Have a look at this group, very similar aren't they?

The tow truck on left is a Boomaroo, next is a Wyn toy, then a Storkline N. Z then a Marx u.s.a.

All these trucks use similar moulds.

Boomaroo used different grills on it's trucks. Here are some samples.

Tourna series

In the 50ties of the last century Boomaroo introduced a range of earthmoving toys.

They are scale copies of the famous

R.G.Le Tourneau Inc. company.

Could it be a coincidence that they are almost the same to the range Nylint produced?

Interesting is the fact that the Australian models, in two cases at least, differ slightly from the US models. This could have been to avoid any copyright issues with Nylint.

Boomaroo made two Graders, this one is the earlier design without the a cover over the drivers cab,

this was by far the better grader. It is possible that they were made pre 1955

Fortunately there are still enthousiast collectors who restore their toys to new.

Look at the pictures below how John Paterson from New Zealand

restored his Forklift and Tourna tractor.

If you intent to restore a model from the Tourna series, all decals you can find on the decal page of this website.

Australian collector John Hams restored the Tourna trucks below.

This is what John wrote me:

I made the exhaust pipes from two sizes of copper tubing, the engines from pieces of pine and the drivers in the Hopper and Rocker were made from modelling clay and fired in the home oven. Luckily, my old Loader had the original plastic driver for copying. I am really pleased with how they turned out. I still need to touch-up a bit of yellow paint here and there.

This tractor made by Boomaroo was probably manufactured for the entire life of the company.

1947 to mid 1960's.

This is the "Boomaroo Constructions Super Dump Truck" from the 50's to 60's. It shows the dual axles and workings for the steering of this truck, they are the same as earlier model.

This is a mid 1950's "inter Island Transport" from New Zealand

This cement truck was probably made in the 1965 era, this model shows flared guards and a different grill to the early 1960 model.

The pictures below and the information came from an American collector Jim O' Clair.

Boomaroo made several floor trains as well, I have included pictures of them. I have one of the 36-36 engines. There was also a trolley car similar to the Chein 270 but in the same colours as the 36-36.

They are very similar in size to Marx floor trains of the 1930s, in fact the Boomaroo train cars match well to the Marx "LUMAR" floor trains, which are miscategorized as standard gauge.

Jim, thank you for your addition!