I learned something absolutely amazing last night. Sit down and get a beverage.
So, you guys may recall I got into photography at a young age, at my dad’s side, using a 4 X 5 Graflex press camera. I now own that camera. When Mom and Dad were moving house, various boxes of stuff got grabbed by my brother, who finally went through some of them when they sold their own home recently. One item of interest was the flash gun that goes with this camera. Now, I know this sounds pretty pedestrian, until….
Apparently this flash gun is what was used to make the light saber prop in the original Star Wars movie. My other brother was a Star Wars psycho nut, so brother with the junk asks him if he wants it. No, it should go to Gwyn, she has the camera. I’m still pushing for him to get it, because he’s a rocket scientist and could probably build his own functioning light saber with the darn thing.
If a person looks on ebay, these things, when listed as “light saber prop,” are selling for anywhere from 250-800 bucks! Same item listed as what it actually is….50 bucks. Crazy!
STAR WARS LIGHTSABERS: an elegant weapon for a more civilized age
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