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New Project - the witch remover from the Wizard of Oz
Thought about having it made in brass and then paint and age it but when I found out about the price I decided to do it myself (heavy cardboard and PVC will do)
Description from the 2000 Christie’s auction:
"Bert Lahr “Cowardly Lion” prop “Witch Remover” from The Wizard of Oz. (MGM, 1939) This instantly recognizable prop is wielded by the Cowardly Lion as he, Dorothy, theTin Man and the Scarecrow enter the Haunted Forest and read aloud the signstating, “Haunted Forest…Witches Castle one mile…I’d turn back if I were you.”So visually important is this scene that MGM chose the image of this sequencefor one of their eight promotional lobby cards. This vintage hand pumpexterminator sprayer is constructed of steel and wood measuring 32.5 in. long x8.25 in. wide. Painted gray with red trim and hand lettered “WITCH REMOVER”along both sides of the cylinder."
First steps:
Thought about having it made in brass and then paint and age it but when I found out about the price I decided to do it myself (heavy cardboard and PVC will do)
Description from the 2000 Christie’s auction:
"Bert Lahr “Cowardly Lion” prop “Witch Remover” from The Wizard of Oz. (MGM, 1939) This instantly recognizable prop is wielded by the Cowardly Lion as he, Dorothy, theTin Man and the Scarecrow enter the Haunted Forest and read aloud the signstating, “Haunted Forest…Witches Castle one mile…I’d turn back if I were you.”So visually important is this scene that MGM chose the image of this sequencefor one of their eight promotional lobby cards. This vintage hand pumpexterminator sprayer is constructed of steel and wood measuring 32.5 in. long x8.25 in. wide. Painted gray with red trim and hand lettered “WITCH REMOVER”along both sides of the cylinder."
First steps:
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