HEFTY PRIZE TAG
HEFTY PRIZE TAG: The brown felt fedora worn by actor Harrison Ford in the second installment of the Indiana Jones movies sold for US$630 000 at auction, film and TV memorabilia company Propstore announced Friday.
The hat featured in 1984’s “'ndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' had been expected to fetch between US$250 000 and US$500 000.
The fedora comes from the personal collection of the late stunt performer Dean Ferrandini, who also wore it while standing in for Ford as Jones, the dashing archaeologist who really hates snakes.
Keeping the fedora in place during filming was an “ongoing challenge,” Propstore’s expert said in the online description, and foam pieces were inserted to make it fit more snugly.
Created by the Herbert Johnson Hat Company in London, it is made of sable-coloured rabbit felt.
- AP
The hat featured in 1984’s “'ndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' had been expected to fetch between US$250 000 and US$500 000.
The fedora comes from the personal collection of the late stunt performer Dean Ferrandini, who also wore it while standing in for Ford as Jones, the dashing archaeologist who really hates snakes.
Keeping the fedora in place during filming was an “ongoing challenge,” Propstore’s expert said in the online description, and foam pieces were inserted to make it fit more snugly.
Created by the Herbert Johnson Hat Company in London, it is made of sable-coloured rabbit felt.
- AP
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