# What movie prop would you like to own (and not sell for a profit) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [March 3, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155 "2026-03-03T08:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/41 "2026-03-03T17:11:09Z")
If nobody else wants the Ruby Red slippers from the Wizard of Oz I’ll call dibs. Damn things sold for $32.5M! I thought that they were in the Smithsonian. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/42 "2026-03-03T17:20:33Z")
I had an iconic red Swingline stapler like the one from Office Space for a while, but I left it to my successor when I retired. I wouldn’t mind having one from the actual movie. I’d also like a golden ticket from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Wouldn’t take up much space. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/43 "2026-03-03T17:21:57Z")
I was going to say Bruce, but then remembered the mothership from CE3K [https://www.si.edu/object/model-spacecraft-mother-ship-movie-close-encounters-third-kind%3Anasm\_A19790906000](https://www.si.edu/object/model-spacecraft-mother-ship-movie-close-encounters-third-kind%3Anasm_A19790906000) ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/44 "2026-03-03T18:25:43Z")
I’ve always admired Cary Grant’s suit in _North by Nothwest_, but it wouldn’t fit me. Maybe the suit he finds in George Caplan’s room at the Plaza? He tries on the jacket and finds it’s too short. _That_ one might fit me. Not nearly as famous though. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/45 "2026-03-03T18:37:15Z")
How about Johnny 5 from _Short Circuit_? ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/46 "2026-03-03T18:37:49Z")
THE Time Machine. And not just a tiny model, but one you have to schlep up three flights of stairs because the elevator is broken. I don’t know if someone already has it. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/47 "2026-03-03T18:38:48Z")
One of the yellow barrels from Jaws. Or the Ark of the Covenant. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/48 "2026-03-03T18:42:25Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Am I allowed James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5? Awww, you _just_ missed seeing it. There were countless incredible props here. > **[13 James Bond cars on exhibit at the Griffin MSI](https://classicmotorsports.com/news/13-james-bond-cars-on-exhibit-at-the-griffin-msi/)** > > Want to see 13 iconic vehicles from the James Bond franchise? Head to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/49 "2026-03-03T18:43:10Z")
I’ve never really seen the attraction of owning movie props. That said I wouldn’t turn down the chance to have the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch sitting on my mantlepiece as a conversation piece 😉 ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/50 "2026-03-03T18:45:44Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Sam’s piano from _Casablanca_. It’s a little big, though, Actually, as pianos go, it’s tiny: 39 x 41 x 22 in. > **[Bonhams : The piano from Casablanca on which Sam plays "As Time Goes By"](https://www.bonhams.com/auction/22196/lot/83/the-piano-from-casablanca-on-which-sam-plays-as-time-goes-by/)** > > Warner Bros., 1942. A "studio" 58-key piano on wheels, with wood and plasticine keys, likely manufactured by Kohler & Campbell, 1927, serial # 252636, with label of Richardson's of Los Angeles to interior case, and with "FNP" (for First National... > [@Spoons](#): > > I’ll be happy to settle for the Maltese Falcon, from _The Maltese Falcon_, of course. I bought a very nice replica many years ago. At the time there were several available, some not too good, but I found one that is a very close match to the main prop used throughout the shoot. I’m sure you could probably buy one online easily these days. The history of those props is [quite convoluted](https://mysteriouswritings.com/lost-and-found-treasures-the-continued-mystery-of-the-maltese-falcon/). ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/51 "2026-03-03T18:53:01Z")
Rosebud. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/52 "2026-03-03T18:57:03Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > Awww, you _just_ missed seeing it. There were countless incredible props here. I didn’t miss it thankfully. Unfortunately, I couldn’t sneak the DB5 out under my shirt. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/53 "2026-03-03T19:00:10Z")
Mrs Bundy’s beret (the old ornithologist in _The Birds_). If I can’t have that, I’ll take an alethiometer from the TV program _His Dark Materials_, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/54 "2026-03-03T19:13:45Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > That said I wouldn’t turn down the chance to have the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch sitting on my mantlepiece as a conversation piece 😉 That would be my pick as well. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/55 "2026-03-03T19:25:32Z")
I’m an 80s kid so mine are from the era. Predator self destruct armguard, Robocop pistol, Protonpack, Michael Keaton’s Batmobile. I don’t feel too strongly about Star Wars props though I’m a fan. Edit: some of the rare toys would be cool, though. > [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > didn’t miss it thankfully Awesome, me too, I think we talked about it at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/56 "2026-03-03T19:28:45Z")
The Lament Configuration from the _Hellraiser_ movies. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/57 "2026-03-03T19:30:19Z")
David Carradine’s hat from **The Long Riders**. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/58 "2026-03-03T19:30:28Z")
The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch would look cool on my shelf, but I would rather have the Holocaust Cloak. I’d wear that sucker EVERYWHERE. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/59 "2026-03-03T21:00:59Z")
The iocane goblets from _The Princess Bride_, or the sword made for the six-fingered man that Inigo uses. ---
**Author:** ![f.coli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@f.coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/f.coli)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155/60 "2026-03-03T22:06:38Z")
The Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter movies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-prop-would-you-like-to-own-and-not-sell-for-a-profit/1028155.md?page=4)