Lot 132 - Stop-Motion Henrietta Knowby (Lou Hancock) Long Neck Armature

Sold Stock #149626 | Sold Nov 14 2022

EVIL DEAD II (1987)

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Lot # 132 - Stop-Motion Henrietta Knowby (Lou Hancock) Long Neck Armature

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A stop-motion Henrietta Knowby (Lou Hancock) long neck armature from Sam Raimi's horror comedy sequel Evil Dead II. Henrietta transformed into a long-necked monster after Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) came to her daughter Annie's (Sarah Berry) rescue.

This specific armature was designed and created for the climactic stop-motion sequence in which monster-Henrietta threatens Ash, then animated by Rick Catizone in his Pittsburgh-based Anivision, LTD studio. For the sequence, the armature was photographed against a rear-screen projection of Campbell pretending to fight it. Made of metal, it was machined entirely by Catizone himself, with the exception of the special "collet style" neck joints machined by T.C. Machining.

The armature comes screwed via the feet into a wooden display base and also includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Catizone. It exhibits some rusting from age and foam residue from the puppet in the joints. Dimensions (displayed): 32 cm x 24 cm x 5 cm (12 1/2" x 9.5" x 2")

Estimate: £12,000 - 16,000 Ω

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Size

Item size: 12.5" × 9.5" × 1" (31.75cm × 24.13cm × 2.54cm)

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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