293

Lot # 293: INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC (ILM) - "The Kerner Company" Industrial Light & Magic Sign

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Lot # 293: INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC (ILM) -  The Kerner Company  Industrial Light & Magic Sign
This lot will be auctioned on Tuesday, June 29th. The auction will begin at 9:00am PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on June 30th or July 1st. A sign for "The Kerner Company," the name Industrial Light & Magic posted on its building to maintain privacy, used at ILM's facility on Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael, California in the late 1970s. The sign was originally used on a multi-tenant sign near the road that listed the various occupants in the industrial complex. When ILM expanded and eventually occupied all the units in the complex, the road side was no longer needed and was taken down. An editor at ILM salvaged the sign and hung it near his work station for a number of years in the early 1980s. This may be the earliest sign for The Kerner Company, now a name of visual effects legend, that ever existed. The original door from ILM's San Rafael facility, also labeled The Kerner Company, sits on display at ILM's current headquarters in San Francisco today. The sign exhibits some signs of exposure to the elements, including small tears, peeling, and scratching to the label, but remains in good overall condition. Dimensions: 48.25" x 7.25" x 1.5" (122.75 cm x 18.5 cm x 4 cm) Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000