Here are the latest traffic stats for Original Prop Blog, as of May 31, 2008: [Read more…]
Fire at Universal Studios Destroys Buildings, Videos, Reels
Per CNN.com, a “massive” fire at Universal Studios today damaging or destroying 4-5 buildings, including one housing the King Kong exhibit, two “prop” buildings, a chapel, a video library vault, and a ride called the “Cyclone”. [Read more…]
“Classic” Film & Television Prop and Wardrobe eBay Sellers
There are several companies on eBay that sell notable quantities of props and memorabilia attributed to use in classic and vintage film and television productions, as well as items characterized as personal property of Hollywood stars and notable famous figures from history. The purpose of this article is to identify these companies and include information about their public offerings. [Read more…]
Auction House Buyer’s Premiums: On The Rise
Christie’s and Sotheby’s made news recently with announcements about raising their Buyer’s Premiums (the amount the winning bidder pays on top of the hammer price of an item at auction).
Per AntiquesAndTheHearts.com, Sotheby’s made the first announcement, characterizing the changes as follows: [Read more…]
Bill Cosby’s Charity Auction – Cosby Show Sweaters
Bill Cosby is auctioning off three of his sweaters from The Cosby Show on eBay, with proceeds benefiting the Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation. [Read more…]
“Global Antiques” Memorabilia Listings Pulled From eBay
As a follow-up to recent articles (see sub-category Global Antiques), it seems that there are no current offerings of Global Antiques consigned/authenticated Entertainment & Historical Memorabilia on eBay at present, from either Auction Depot LA (auctiondepotla1) or Auction Shop USA (auctionshopusa). [Read more…]
“Paul’s Brain Trust” Fundraising Events
There are some upcoming fundraising events and auctions to make note of, all in support of Paul Prischman.
Mr. Prischman, who is married with two children, is fighting a very aggressive form of brain cancer, so efforts are underway to help Paul and his family with some financial support in the form of donations and via participation in the following events and auctions. [Read more…]
Book Review: The Complete Making of Indiana Jones
This is a review of The Complete Making of Indiana Jones (published May 20, 2008). This is “the” must have book for any fan of the Indiana Jones films – if you are only interested in one book on the property, this is it.
This work delves into every facet that would interest readers, including the origins of the films, interviews of all the key principals, “making of” segments, a focus on each of the four films, and tons of photos and images. Like “The Making of Star Wars” (see OPB Book Review) which was published about a year ago and by the same author – J.W. Rinzler – this is a true archive of information and visuals and should be particularly valuable to original prop collectors. [Read more…]