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273. VX Canister with "Pearls" ### THE ROCK (1996)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
273. VX Canister with  Pearls  ### THE ROCK (1996)
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THE ROCK (1996) - VX Canister with "Pearls" - A VX canister with "pearls" from Michael Bay's 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.

A critical and box office sensation for director Bay, The Rock was the fourth-highest-grossing English-language film worldwide in 1996. It was nominated for an Academy Award& reg; for Best Sound and was released as Spine #108 by the Criterion Collection, cementing it as a classic of modern American cinema.

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 pearls contain the remnants of green aloe vera gel (believed to be original from production) with copper-colored wire running down their sides. The rows are designed to pull out along with the cap.

This canister has undergone partial sympathetic restoration, but three of the glass VX pearls, two on one strand and one on another strand, remain damaged with exposed sharp edges that should be handled carefully. Much of the gel exhibits leaking or evaporation from age, the wiring exhibits rusting and fraying, and the glass pearls remain in fragile condition. As a result, the lot should be handled gently. Dimensions: 5.5" x 5.5" x 23.5" (14 cm x 14 cm x 59.75 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 - 12,000

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