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The following four lots are the property of Andrew Ainsworth who set up Shepperton Design Studios in 1974, the company responsible for the production of all the helmets and armour (with the exception of Darth Vader) used in Star Wars, 1977.

Star Wars, 1977

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Star Wars, 1977
A prop Imperial Forces helmet, the aerodynamic-shaped helmet of black painted vacu-formed plastic, with simulated receiver and aerial to the left ear and clear plastic eyepiece strip -- made for the 1977 20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm production Star Wars; accompanied by a letter concerning the provenance (2)

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Lot Essay

See footnote to lot 214.

Similar helmets can be seen in the sequence where Princess Leia undergoes interrogation by the Imperial Forces to enduce her to reveal the location of the rebel base. They are worn by the Imperial officers who are ordered to press the button to destroy the planet Alderaan .

Shepperton Design Studios' original invoices for these Imperial Forces' helmets describes them as Jawbone helmets.

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