Light-Up Los Angeles 2019 Parking Meter

Sold Stock #135090 | Sold Jul 27 2021

BLADE RUNNER (1982)

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A light-up Los Angeles 2019 parking meter from Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic Blade Runner. Illuminating parking meters lined the streets where Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) and the city's residents parked their spinners.

In keeping with the film's futuristic "steel and microchip" aesthetic, the parking meters were designed by Syd Mead to be sleeker than contemporary meters, more utilitarian, and suitable for dense urban environments. This AC-powered meter consists of several padded yellow resin boxes mounted to an internal steel structure and labeled with signs indicating the rate to park and penalties for failing to do so correctly. Wiring concealed inside the boxes illuminates red and green orb lights mounted to the front and back. The boxes are in turn mounted to a black urethane base which is screwed into a metal base plate.

This lot exhibits visible signs of production use and age, with intentional weathering and grime added throughout by production as well as chipped fiberglass, scuffed and fading labels, and rusting. It remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: 55.25" x 13.5" x 14.25" (140.5 cm x 34.5 cm x 36.25)

Contains electronics; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Estimate: $8,000 - 10,000

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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This item is located in Los Angeles.