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April 27, 2009 By Jason DeBord

“Planet of the Apes” Statue of Liberty Prop: A “Terminal” Error in Authentication

An industry professional who personally inspected the “Planet of the Apes” Statue of Liberty prop at the “The Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show” convention has come forward with information and evidence that it was actually custom designed and sculpted for the film, The Terminal (2004), which would confirm that it has absolutely no connection whatsoever with Planet of the Apes.

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Filed Under: "Planet of the Apes" Statue of Liberty Prop, Market Watch Tagged With: behind the scenes, blu-ray disc, cctv, daren dochterman, Emil Kosa Jr, Heritage Auction, High Definition, high resolution, image, Jason De Bord, Jason DeBord, jasondebord, jdebord, Linda Harrison, matte painting, original prop blog, originalprop.com, originalpropblog, OriginalPropBlog.com, profiles in history, Prop, replica, reproduction, restoration, scaffolding, screencap, statue of liberty, still, the terminal, tom hanks

April 26, 2009 By Jason DeBord

“Super Hollywood” Superman III Costume Case Study: High Resolution Photo Archive & Analysis

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This marks the 100th article related to Superman costumes in the marketplace characterized as “original”.  This article includes hands on analysis and a new archive of high resolution photos of a Superman costume sold by Armando Alvarez (“Super Hollywood”) and accompanying provenance and eBay and PayPal transaction records from the buyer.  This new material is also compared directly with other “Super Hollywood” costumes which have been archived previously.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Armando Alvarez (Super Hollywood), Market Watch, Superman Tagged With: alexander salkind, ana mungia, Analysis, Angels, area outfitters dress up the industry, armando alvarez, asset, auction, authentic, authenticate, authenticity, b&n, bermans & nathans, bermans and nathans, certificate, christopher reeve, coa, comparison, Costume, costumer, costumier, Costumiers, creative costuming, dealer, disney, disney mgm studios, disney world, disneyland, ebay, Film, florida, font, gerard christopher, gift, high resolution, ilya salkind, letter, letter of authenticity, loa, mgm, mgm studios, Movie, Original, photos, producer, production, Prop, Provenance, queenrocks, revue magazine, sale, salkind, salkinds, sell, stitch, suit, super hollywood, super museum, super38, superboy, superhollywood, superman, superman celebration, supermuseum, tag, Television, the movie, tv, type, Wardrobe, wardrobe tag, warner bros, warranty

April 9, 2009 By Jason DeBord

The Blade Runner Hero Deckard Blaster Movie Prop: Then & Now

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As many are aware, one of the marquee pieces in the next Profiles in History auction is the hero pistol used by Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard in the Ridley Scott classic, Blade Runner.   [Read more…]

Filed Under: Auction Houses and Dealers, Movie Guns, News and Events, Profiles in History Tagged With: auction, blade runner, blaster, Deckard, Film, gun, high resolution, Hollywood Auction 36, live fire, Movie, Original, photos, pistol, profiles in history, Prop, revolver, ridley scott, sci-fi, science fiction, screenused, warner bros

February 2, 2009 By Jason DeBord

Elstree Props, Fertility Idols, Light Gods, Danziger Collection COAs (Multiple Topic Update)

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This article serves as an update to a number of prior articles related to Elstree Props, “The Danziger Collection” Certificates of Authenticity, “Light God” wall plaque props from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the “Fertility Idols” marketed as authentic from the same film. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Elstree Props (pre-2008), Market Watch, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Raiders of the Lost Ark Fertility Idols In The Marketplace Tagged With: archivist, authentic, authenticate, authentication, certificate of authenticity, coa, complete making of indiana jones, Danziger Collection, e11e, ebay, Elstree Film Studios, Elstree Props (pre-2008), england, Fertility Idol, fiberglass, frown, gold, high resolution, Idol, indiana jones, LFL, Lucasfilm, n. harrison, Nick Harrison, Norank Engineering, Norm Harrison, norman reynolds, Original, paul harrison, Prop, prop store, prototype, Provenance, raiders of the lost ark, replica, replica prop forum, rpf, screencaps, sculpt, skywalker ranch, Slocombe, star wars, Steve Wickenden, steven spielberg, stills

January 28, 2009 By Jason DeBord

Raiders of the Lost Ark Fetility Idols In The Marketplace – Update

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This is an update to an article published last week which raised questions of provenance about prop “fertility idols” attributed to Raiders of the Lost Ark that have been circulating in the marketplace, along with related issues. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Elstree Props (pre-2008), Market Watch, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Raiders of the Lost Ark Fertility Idols In The Marketplace Tagged With: archivist, authentic, authenticate, authentication, certificate of authenticity, coa, complete making of indiana jones, Danziger Collection, e11e, ebay, Elstree Film Studios, Elstree Props (pre-2008), england, Fertility Idol, fiberglass, frown, gold, high resolution, Idol, indiana jones, LFL, Lucasfilm, n. harrison, Nick Harrison, Norank Engineering, Norm Harrison, norman reynolds, Original, paul harrison, Prop, prop store, prototype, Provenance, raiders of the lost ark, replica, replica prop forum, rpf, screencaps, sculpt, skywalker ranch, Slocombe, star wars, Steve Wickenden, steven spielberg, stills

January 23, 2009 By Jason DeBord

Raiders of the Lost Ark Fertility Idols In The Marketplace (“The Danziger Collection”, “Elstree Film Studios”)

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In November 2007, a “fertility idol” attributed to Raiders of the Lost Ark, with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Nick Harrison of  “Elstree Film Studios” as part of the “Danziger Collection”, was listed for sale on eBay as “an original” that was “used in the production”.   A second, different fertility idol was listed on eBay yesterday with the same paperwork and provenance.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Elstree Props (pre-2008), Market Watch, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Raiders of the Lost Ark Fertility Idols In The Marketplace Tagged With: archivist, authentic, authenticate, certificate of authenticity, coa, complete making of indiana jones, Danziger Collection, ebay, Elstree Film Studios, Elstree Props (pre-2008), england, Fertility Idol, fiberglass, frown, gold, high resolution, Idol, indiana jones, Lucasfilm, Nick Harrison, norman reynolds, Original, paul harrison, Prop, prop store, prototype, Provenance, raiders of the lost ark, replica, replica prop forum, rpf, screencaps, skywalker ranch, Slocombe, steven spielberg, stills

January 9, 2009 By Jason DeBord

“Star Wars: A New Hope” Batpy’s Stormtrooper Blasters

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I have started a series of more comprehensive profiles of the original props in my own collection, and the first piece to be showcased is one of the Imperial E-11 Stormtrooper blasters produced by Bapty in England for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.  Since Star Wars has such a wide appeal, I thought I would make note of it in a redirect article for those who may be interested. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Movie Guns, News and Events, Special Interest, Star Wars Tagged With: armorer, armourer, authentic, bapty, blaster, Film, gun, han solo, high resolution, luke skywalker, Movie, Original, parts of star wars, princess leia, Prop, prop store of london, star wars, Sterling, stormtrooper, t-track

November 29, 2008 By Jason DeBord

LIFE Magazine Photo Archive Hosted by Google

Google is hosting an incredible collection of quality, high resolution photos from the LIFE Magazine archives, dating back to the 1750s.  It is estimated that once the archive is digitized, nearly 10 million images will be available.  Among these works are photographs related to film and television. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Hobby Care Tagged With: archive, Collection, google, high resolution, image, images, Life, life magazine, Photo, photography

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