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A piece of cinematic history from the classic filmThe Wizard of Ozwill soon be part of one lucky bidder’s collection.
According to GWS' lot description, the can is one of either three or five oil cans used during filming, and it was presented to Haley when the production wrapped.
The description also stipulated that the can “has excellent investment potential, as items from or made for this legendary film almost never surface.”
It also said that the rest of the Tin Man’s iconic silver-hued costume is thought to be lost.
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The opening bid for the oil can, which is currently on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, is $50,000, with requested bid increments of $5,000.
The can is expected to fetch a price tag of at least $200,000, according toTMZ, who was first to report the news.
And while the Tin Man’s costume has reportedly disappeared, another treasured item fromThe Wizard of Ozwas unearthed last year — after over four decades.
The dress was gifted to Catholic University and the former head of the drama department, Father Gilbert Hartke, in the 1970s.
However, it was said to have mysteriously gone missing just a year after its arrival at the Washington, D.C., campus.
That is until last summer, when a staff member set out to unearth the iconic piece and found it in an unlikely spot.
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“Our building is in the process of renovations and upgrades, so I was cleaning out my office to prepare,” Ripa explained. “I noticed on top of the faculty mailboxes a trashbag and asked my co-worker to hand it to me. On the trashbag was a note for our former chair stating that he had found ‘this’ in his office and that he must have moved it when he moved out of the chair’s office… I was curious what was inside and opened the trashbag and inside was a shoebox and inside the shoe box was the dress!! I couldn’t believe it.”
Ripa said he quickly retrieved gloves so he could examine the dress before bringing it to the archival department.
“Needless to say, I have found many interesting things in the Hartke during my time at CUA, but I think this one takes the cake,” he concluded.
source: people.com
