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[[File:200px-Nimbus2000_2001.jpg|thumb|right|Two of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's products with their owners: [[Harry Potter]] with a [[Nimbus 2000]], and [[Draco Malfoy]] with a [[Nimbus 2001]].]] |
[[File:200px-Nimbus2000_2001.jpg|thumb|right|Two of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's products with their owners: [[Harry Potter]] with a [[Nimbus 2000]], and [[Draco Malfoy]] with a [[Nimbus 2001]].]] |
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| − | The '''Nimbus Racing Broom Company''' is a [[broomstick]] company formed in [[1960s|1967]] by [[Devlin Whitehorn]]. Its arrival galvanised the racing broom market, and its first product, the [[Nimbus 1000]], was a revolutionary design. The Nimbus immediately became the broom of choice for professional [[Quidditch]] teams across [[Europe]], and subsequent models have kept Nimbus at the top of the field. |
+ | The '''Nimbus Racing Broom Company''' is a [[broomstick]] company formed in [[1960s|1967]] by [[Devlin Whitehorn]]. Its arrival galvanised the racing broom market, and its first product, the [[Nimbus 1000]], was a revolutionary design. The Nimbus immediately became the broom of choice for professional [[Quidditch]] teams across [[Europe]], and subsequent models have kept Nimbus at the top of the field until the [[Firebolt]] came along.<ref name="qui">[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]] - Chapter Nine (The Development of the Racing Broom)</ref> |
==Products== |
==Products== |
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[[File:Devlin_Whitehorn.gif|thumb|left|150px|Devlin Whitehorn, the inventor of the Nimbus Racing Broom]] |
[[File:Devlin_Whitehorn.gif|thumb|left|150px|Devlin Whitehorn, the inventor of the Nimbus Racing Broom]] |
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*[[Fambus Station Wagon]] |
*[[Fambus Station Wagon]] |
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| − | *[[Nimbus 1000]]<ref name=qui |
+ | *[[Nimbus 1000]]<ref name="qui"/> |
| − | *[[Nimbus 1001]]<ref name=qui |
+ | *[[Nimbus 1001]]<ref name="qui"/> |
| − | *[[Nimbus 1500]]<ref name=qui |
+ | *[[Nimbus 1500]]<ref name="qui"/> |
| − | *[[Nimbus 1700]]<ref name=qui |
+ | *[[Nimbus 1700]]<ref name="qui"/> |
*[[Nimbus 2000]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref> |
*[[Nimbus 2000]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref> |
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*[[Nimbus 2001]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref> |
*[[Nimbus 2001]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref> |
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*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]'' {{comment|[[Nimbus 2000]] and [[Nimbus 2001|2001]]}} |
*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]'' {{comment|[[Nimbus 2000]] and [[Nimbus 2001|2001]]}} |
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]'' {{Comment|[[Nimbus 2000]] and [[Nimbus 2001|2001]]}} |
*''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]'' {{Comment|[[Nimbus 2000]] and [[Nimbus 2001|2001]]}} |
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| + | *[[Harry Potter: The Character Vault]] |
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| + | *[[Harry Potter: The Creature Vault]] (mentioned only) |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[fr:Société des Balais de Course Nimbus]] |
[[fr:Société des Balais de Course Nimbus]] |
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| + | [[es:Compañía de Escobas de Carreras Nimbus]] |
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[[Category:Broomstick manufacturers]] |
[[Category:Broomstick manufacturers]] |
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Revision as of 16:29, 17 April 2016
Two of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's products with their owners: Harry Potter with a Nimbus 2000, and Draco Malfoy with a Nimbus 2001.
The Nimbus Racing Broom Company is a broomstick company formed in 1967 by Devlin Whitehorn. Its arrival galvanised the racing broom market, and its first product, the Nimbus 1000, was a revolutionary design. The Nimbus immediately became the broom of choice for professional Quidditch teams across Europe, and subsequent models have kept Nimbus at the top of the field until the Firebolt came along.[1]
Products
Devlin Whitehorn, the inventor of the Nimbus Racing Broom
- Fambus Station Wagon
- Nimbus 1000[1]
- Nimbus 1001[1]
- Nimbus 1500[1]
- Nimbus 1700[1]
- Nimbus 2000[2]
- Nimbus 2001[3]
Name etymology
"Nimbus" is the Latin word for cloud.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Nimbus 2000)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Nimbus 2000)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Nimbus 2000)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Nimbus 2000 and 2001)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Nimbus 2000 and 2001)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Nimbus 2000 and 2001)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Nimbus 2000)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Nimbus 2000)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Nimbus 2000)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (First appearance)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World(Nimbus 2000] and 2001)
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (Nimbus 2000 and 2001)
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets (Nimbus 2000 and 2001)
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault (mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter Nine (The Development of the Racing Broom)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets