It’s the most money ever paid for a movie prop.
A new record has been set for the price of movie memorabilia. At an auction this weekend, a pair of ruby slippers that was worn by Judy Garland during the making of The pair of slippers is arguably the most famous prop in the history of movies. If it’s not number one, it has to be in the top five, along with other items like ’s sleds went up for auction in 1996, it sold for $233,500 — the equivalent of $477,000 today.
Garland wore multiple pairs of the shoes during filming; historians know of at least four sets of ruby slippers that survive to this day. One is in private hands; the other two are displayed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. and the Academy Museum in Los Angeles.This particular pair that was sold was originally housed at the Judy Garland Museum — and then were stolen in 2005.
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