Lot 306 - VX Canister | ROCK, THE (1996)

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ROCK, THE (1996)

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Lot # 306 - VX Canister

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A VX canister from Michael Bay's action thriller The Rock. Rogue Marines led by Brigadier General Frank Hummel (Ed Harris) stole canisters of poisonous VX gas which Dr. Stanley Goodspeed (Nicholas Cage) and John Mason (Sean Connery) later extracted from missiles to render them inoperable.

This burnished steel canister originated with a crew member. It is inset with 50 glass "pearls" mounted via plastic pipe in rows of 10. Each row leads to false copper and rubber-covered wiring affixed to the underside of the canister's cap. The rows can be pulled out along with the cap. The pearls contain the remnants of green aloe vera gel (believed to be original from production) with copper wire running down their sides. Much of the gel exhibits leaking or evaporation from age, and the wiring exhibits rusting and fraying. Dimensions: 5.5" x 5.5" x 23.5" (14 cm x 14 cm x 60 cm)

Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000

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