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1967 DISNEYLAND PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN RIDE ORIGINAL CANON VINTAGE DISNEY ATTRACTION PROP

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Memorabilia Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
1967 DISNEYLAND PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN RIDE ORIGINAL CANON VINTAGE DISNEY ATTRACTION PROP
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Your consignments are welcome, and very much appreciated. Based on the bulk final hammer value of your sales, I offer the following Flat Rates. This is not tiered like other companies. Where your sales end up, that is the % you pay for all sales.

10% commission over $10,000.00
15% From $1,000.00 to $9,999.99
25% From $0.00 to $999.99

The best deal is at least $1,000.00 in items, priced to sell.
Offered here is an absolutely incredible opportunity! This artifact is A Key Piece of This Entire Auction! In fact, nearly everything else you see offered here in other lots is merely the overwhelming provenance for this lot. This Pirates Canon is arguably one of the coolest theme park attraction props ever to come to market, anywhere, at any price!

This is a vintage Pirate Canon from Walt Disney's original Pirates of the Caribbean ride and attraction at Disneyland back in the late 60's and early 70's. The Canon is about 36 inches long. The wheeled base is 18 inches tall, and 18 inches deep. The entire canon is made of fiberglass, and the base is all solid wood. The wheels do not roll.

There is a Hero side to this, and a less detailed other side. There is a pneumatic cylinder inside the canon barrel, but it may not be the original to the prop. There are a total of 3 access holes in the canon itself. A round one on the hero side, a larger rectangle one on the other side, and one on the bottom rear that held the mechanism to raise and lower it. It is my opinion that these holes are why the cannon was removed.

You can see that this resembles the screen shot included in images, but I have failed to find that certain image that irrefutably matches this. I believe it can be found though as the amount of evidence and provenance is overwhelming.

This was removed from service by the early to mid 1970's, and has been in the same private hands of a former Disney employee ever since. Over the years it may have been rented out, or re-purposed for other attractions, but looks to retain all of the original paint and appearance. The only thing that looks to have been changed is the mechanical rig inside the barrel.

This comes with a hand signed LOA, and the photo of the original worker's Disney employee ID is shown as further provenance.

This piece comes from the personal collection of artist Stephen P. Ehlers who worked for Disney from the mid 60's into the 70's, and also worked for Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags, along with numerous other theme parks and touring stage shows.