Sell or Auction Your Original Rocketeer Stop Motion Puppet Armature

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Sell Your Rocketeer Stop Motion Puppet Armature

The Rocketeer is an American period superhero film from Walt Disney Pictures, produced by Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, and Lloyd Levin, directed by Joe Johnston, that stars Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, and Tiny Ron Taylor. The 1991 film is based upon the character of the same name, created by comic book artist and writer Dave Stevens.

Below is a recent realized price for a Rocketeer stop motion puppet armature. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

Rocketeer Stop Motion Puppet Armature. Sold for $10,000.

Art Deco-style advance theatrical release poster.
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Nate D. Sanders Auctions has sold the following film memorabilia:

Original Captain Kangaroo’s Bunny Rabbit & Mr. Moose Puppets Obtained Directly from Bob Keeshan

The original Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit puppets obtained from Bob Keeshan aka Captain Kangaroo and used in production of his beloved and long-running series. The only other known pair were donated to the Smithsonian, making these the only Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit in private hands. Happily, Moose and Rabbit were impeccably cared for, having been professionally archived to museum standards for the last 25 years in a climate and humidity-controlled facility and are in superb condition. Custom-made Mr. Moose hand puppet features a chocolate brown plush body and sleeve with a structured head and snout. Moose’s eyes are cleverly constructed of ping pong ball halves (Moose was well-known for a recurring gag featuring falling ping pong balls) that are hand painted by production and adorned with long false eyelashes and fastened to the face with stick pins. The ears are lined in red fabric, and the mouth is lined with felt in a burnt orange color. Solid antlers are covered with mustard yellow felt. The upper portion of the head is covered in a slightly lighter brown plush than the body, sleeve and ears. Mr. Moose measures 29” in total height, 21” from antler tip to antler tip and 12.5” from the tip of the snout to the back of the head. Mr. Moose puppet retains a rich sheen to the fur with but a few tiny stains to Moose’s left antler and a tiny area of tearing to right antler at the edge. Toning to eyeballs and hand touch-ups by production artists to the paint on the eyes, else fine. Custom-made Bunny Rabbit hand puppet is constructed chiefly of the plush material used by classic toymaker Steiff. Plush body and arms are fawn color throughout, darkening to a rich caramel color at the middle of the back. Chocolate-tipped ears are lined with a flat beige fabric that appears to have been tinged with a blush color toward the innermost region. Solid formed head features variation in plush texture, with slightly longer fur around the sides. Gleaming orange eyes with light brown irises are set on the sides of the head. The down-turned v-shaped mouth is embroidered in red thread and extends up to the nose, which has been embellished with a hammered metal button. Five clear whiskers fan out from each side of the snout. Bunny Rabbit wears a pair of custom-made red acrylic cat-eye style glasses with applied silver glitter, his trademark accoutrement throughout the run of the series, and they are secured with a pin at center. An additional segment of matching plush has been sewn on to the bottom to extend the length of Bunny Rabbit for greater freedom in manipulating the puppet for filming. Measures 9” from paw to paw and 17” from the top of the head to the bottom of the sleeve. Slight toning to ear lining and a 0.5” separation to the seam is present below the arm on the puppet’s right, else fine. The beloved and often mischievous Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit were created and played by puppeteer and performer Cosmo Allegretti, and his other iconic character, Dancing Bear, was sold by Nate D. Sanders Auctions earlier this year for over $200,000. True fixtures of cultural history spanning generations, these characters engaged Captain Kangaroo and the American viewing public over four distinctive decades of American television. Sold for $224,579.

Rocketeer stop motion puppet armature — Original Captain Kangaroo’s Bunny Rabbit & Mr. Moose Puppets. Click image to enlarge.

Screen-Worn Dancing Bear Suit From Captain Kangaroo — Full Head & Body Costume of the Beloved Giant Puppet

Screen-worn Dancing Bear costume from Captain Kangaroo. Finely handcrafted costume includes the giant plush head and one-piece body suit. The darling character was played by its inventor, Cosmo Allegretti, save for a few years early in the program when Don Watts inhabited the costume. Bear’s head is decorated in felt and velour with a black satin bow around the neck. Ears are wired for shape and rim is lined in padded leather. Fuzzy brown body suit is fully lined and features a shaped padded belly, enclosed mitten hands and built-in feet. Zips up the back under a Velcro closure, with a single hook and eye closure at the top. Both head and body feature discreet mesh ventilation sections. Dancing Bear’s head measures 18” across, 22.5” in height and 15” deep. Body measures 61” in height and 25” across the chest with a 24” inseam. Some overall wear and dust to hefty costume and separation to sole of left shoe, else near fine. A very special one-of-a-kind piece of Captain Kangaroo. Sold for $207,019.

Consign your Rocketeer stop motion puppet armature at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your Rocketeer stop motion puppet armature to us at [email protected].

Life Sized Terminator Animatronic Head Made for ”Terminator 2: Judgment Day” & Possibly Screen-Used — Owned by Stan Winston

Incredible Terminator animatronic head, one of three prototype heads made for the title sequence in ”Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and possibly screen-used in the fiery opening moments. Life sized head was owned by Academy Award winning special effects artist Stan Winston, and features the red eyes and menacing grin of the famed endoskeletal monster. Made of silver painted fiberglass, head measures approximately 5.5” wide x 8.5” tall x 8.5” deep, situated on a rod connected to the machinery that controls the head’s movements. Entire display measures 7.5” x 16” x 9”. With a Letter of Authenticity from Brian Shuster, who received the piece directly from his business partner Stan Winston.
Sold for $22,688.