This lot will be sold on Thursday August 27th (day 2 of the auction.) Lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2 (lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A stop-motion Rocketeer puppet armature and related production ephemera from the production of Joe Johnston's action adventure The Rocketeer. Pilot Cliff Secord (Billy Campbell) became known as the heroic Rocketeer in 1938 Los Angeles after he discovered an experimental jetpack designed by Howard Hughes (Terry O'Quinn).

This lot consists of an articulated steel and aluminum stop-motion Rocketeer armature, custom made for the film by stop-motion animator and fabricator Tom St. Amand, along with original production puppet-scale castings (finished after production) of the Rocketeer's signature helmet and jetpack. Currently affixed to the armature's head is a hand-painted foam Meteor Man (Robert Townsend) stop-motion puppet head as the armature was reused after The Rocketeer on that film. Also included are a hand-drawn sketch for the puppet, a blueprint for the armature, and a Letter of Authenticity, all signed by St. Amand; a Letter of Authenticity from former Chief Sculptor for Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Richard Miller, regarding the creation of the production ephemera; 11 behind-the-scenes photographs from the ILM visual effects crew; and some original crew stickers.

The lot is in good overall condition with some chipping and paint loss to the head, damage to the armature's hands, and some creasing to the sketches from storage.

Dimensions (largest): 18" x 24" (45.75 cm x 61 cm); (smallest): 2" x 2 1/2" x 3" (5 cm x 6.5 cm x 7.75 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 - 7,000