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…]
“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…]
“Machine Gun Magic” Excerpt: Syd Stembridge, Stembridge Gun Rentals
This is a 2.5 minute excerpt from a documentary called “Machine Gun Magic”, featuring Syd Stembridge of Stembridge Gun Rentals. An interesting look at the armory circa the early 90s…
Original Prop Blog 2.0
In case you haven’t noticed, the Original Prop Blog looks very different. I am in the process of implementing a new theme and interface, which I hope will make for a better experience for readers.
I will continue applying updates and changes over the coming days, but I’ve gotten to the point where changes required of existing content are not as compatible under the old format, so I’ve decided to push the site to the new design now.
If you prefer the former linear/static blog, “newest at top” format, I plan to launch a replacement page shortly under the old interface. This will be accessed under a “Blog” button in the header.
I am also recoding existing articles by sub-categories to make it easier to find content. As an example, under “Special Interest“, there is a “Movie Guns” sub-category with a listing of relevant articles.
There are a number of other changes, such as “Prop Links” being pushed off to a dedicated page, rather than crowding the sidebar.
If you encounter any issues or problems, please contact me. It will take a little time to refine the content to the new interface, and make further tweaks and additions. I also have a number of additional enhancements in the works.
Jason De Bord
Christie’s: Pop Culture – New York, June 25, 2008 – Catalog Online
Christie’s Upcoming Pop Culture auction (Sale 21633) is set for June 25th at Rockefeller Center in New York as part of their “Popular Culture” category.
The auction includes a wide range of items among its over 330 pieces, including many vintage or “classic” Hollywood pieces (Marilyn Monroe, Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, King Kong), an Academy Award, Walt Disney-related pieces, and more contemporary offerings, such as a number of wardrobe pieces from The Sopranos, and a Superman III cape (no provenance noted), as well as music memorabilia (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc.).
The catalog for the event is now online at Christies.com: [Read more…]
Julien’s Auctions: Entertainment Sale Hollywood Memorabilia Auction – Las Vegas, June 21, 2008 – Catalog Online
As mentioned a few days ago (LINK), Julien’s Entertainment Sale Hollywood Memorabilia auction will be held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on June 21, 2008.
Full details can be found at JuliensAuctions.com.
The catalog for the event is now online at the Auction Network:
Auction Network Online Catalog
Jason De Bord
“PayPal Only” eBay Developments In The News
News broke internationally earlier this month when eBay announced that, beginning mid-June, PayPal would be the only method of payment permitted on eBay transactions taking place in Australia.
See Associated Press story “EBay’s PayPal rule in Australia draws fire“. [Read more…]
Bonhams “Superman IV Flying Suit” (June 2008 Auction)
The upcoming Bonhams June 18, 2008 “Entertainment Memorabilia” auction held at Knightsbridge (see article) features a Superman costume attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the fourth installment of the film series, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
The Bonhams site features Flash technology so that interested parties can zoom in on the supplied photo for more detail; while time consuming, it is possible to then piece together a larger, higher resolution photo using Photoshop, which I have done to take a closer look at this costume.
It is part of Sale 15801, Lot 108: LINK [Read more…]







