Genuine James Bond movie props
(Published 2005-07-15)
Propstore of London is really holy ground for the collectors with big wallets and James Bond memorabilia collectors in particular.

12th June 2005 proved to be another memorable day for me, the hardcore and genrally most passionate Bond fan. My friend, Ajay Chowdhury and I took of on a little journey of our own heading for the north west territories of London, sounds like a fairy tale story but it was collecting business as usual… Or more likely, how to spend a lot of money if you are not thinking carefully!

The final mission was to enter the facility and incredible warehouse belonging to Propstore of London. For those who haven’t heard of them before, they should look them up. They have a treasure chest of genuine screen used film props from all types of films. I consider them to be most respectable and honest dealers.

The facilities are not normally open to visitors in person but they made an exception for me, for which I was very grateful. The owner, Stephen Lane and his associate Tim Browne, welcomed us with enthusiasm. They showed us unique props such as:

• One of eight surviving jet boats made by ‘Q’ for the pre-title sequence in The World Is Not Enough (1999).

• The gigantic and remarkable car for THE LEAGUE OF EXTRA ORDINARY GENTLEMEN starring our beloved Sir Sean Connery.

• All costumes from I ROBOT

• Hundreds and hundreds of costumes/crew jackets/accessories from THE LORD OF THE RINGS and PLANET OF THE APES amongst many recognizable films among lots of other things.

As this wasn’t enough, decorating their office was a figure of ‘Yoda’ from the Star Wars films, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s outfit from TERMINATOR, a small figure of ‘Gollum’ used in THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and finally, two miniature models of spacemen used in Moonraker (1979).

So, what happened to the wallet of yours truly? Well,if anyone wonders about that I can tell you that Dame Jude Dench’s chair back from Die Another Day (2002) ended up in Sweden.

For rare James Bond props on sale, I encourage you to check out the official site: Propstore of London

Anders Frejdh © 2005 From Sweden With Love

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