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$1.6 Million Worth of TV and Movie Memorabilia Sold Dec. 12 to Highest Bidders Through Joseph Maddalena's Profiles In History Company.


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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2003

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Was Sold at Auction for $192,050

More than $1.6 million worth of original TV and movie memorabilia was auctioned last Friday (12/12) by Joseph Maddalena and his internationally famous company, Profiles In History, the number one company in the world for live and simultaneous Internet memorabilia auctions. The auction originated from the Westin Hotel at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation).

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The six-hour auction sold a total of 566 fine artifacts artifacts

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 headlined by the custom-built, fully operational "Black Beauty" car that was driven by Bruce Lee as "Kato" in the classic 1960s television series "The Green Hornet." The car sold at auction for $192,050.

Also auctioned was the single most important costume from the golden age of 1930s horror cinema, the special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques.  "Invisible Suit" worn by Claude Rains in Universal's adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic "The Invisible Man Invisible Man

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In addition, the world's largest and most important collection of futuristic guns and weapons were put on the auction block from such landmark productions as the "Alien" films, "The Terminator" films, "Babylon 5," "Dune," "Battlestar Galactica," "Dr. Who," "Red Dwarf," "Flash Gordon," "The Invaders," "Logan's Run," "Predator 2," "Batman," "Blake's 7," "The Fifth Element," "V," "SeaQuest: DSV DSV Deep Submergence Vehicle
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," "Men in Black," "The Outer Limits," "RoboCop," "Ultraman," "Lost in Space" and "Judge Dredd."

Here are highlights of the 20 additional popular items sold during the Profiles In History auction on Dec. 12 with final bid and sales price indicated:

-- Full-size flying Spinner vehicle from "Blade Runner," $63,250.

-- William Shatner second season command tunic tu·nic
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 from "Star Trek,"

$48,875.

-- Original Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith helmet from "Star

Wars," $80,500.

-- Large-scale miniature Seaview submarine from "Voyage to the

Bottom of the Sea," $54,625.

-- Original Starfleet communicator from "Star Trek," $28,750.

-- Rare "Flash Gordon" one-sheet poster from the 1936 feature

film, $43,125.

-- Bruce Willis hero pistol from "The Fifth Element," $12,650.

-- Al Pacino hat from "The Godfather," $16,100.

-- Arnold Schwarzenegger hero shotgun from "Terminator 2:

Judgment Day," $10,350.

-- Crew member costume from "Forbidden Planet," $10,925.

-- Kane mansion concept art from "Citizen Kane," $16,100.

-- Humphrey Bogart signature fedora, $6,325.

-- Original Spindrift spin·drift  
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 supersonic transport miniature from "Land

of the Giants," $31,625.

-- Original technical drawing of the B-9 Robot from "Lost in

Space," $10,350.

-- Original painting from "Night Gallery," $28,750.

-- Pistol from "The Invaders," $13,800.

-- Angel miniature aircraft from "Captain Scarlet and the

Mysterons," $14,950.

-- Rare lobby card from "Dracula," $11,500.

-- Ron Howard's letterman sweater from "Happy Days," $8,050.

As with previous Profiles In History auctions, bidders attended in-person or bid by phone and fax, or by simultaneous live Internet hookup hookup,
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 through eBay Live Auctions (www.ebayliveauctions.com) which reaches buyers around the world.

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 pace," says Maddalena, who conducts four such auctions a year. "Not everyone wants to collect art, stamps and coins. Many want to own TV and film memories of their youth. It just makes them feel good."

More information about past and future Profiles In History auctions, conducted four times a year, and about Maddalena can be accessed through the company's website at www.profilesinhistory.com. The next Profiles In History auction is scheduled for March, 2004.
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