Syfy’s new half hour reality series, HOLLYWOOD TREASURE, premieres tonight, October 27, at 10pm. So how about learning a little more about the series to get you ready?
During the Syfy Digital Press Tour, we not only had to chance to hear Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History, talk about the show and his experience as an auctioneer, but we also got to see some of the memorabilia first hand, including the famous Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Golden Ticket (I definitely got a kick out of that one) and the Sports Almanac from Back to the Future, which you can see in the photos below.
Here are some fun facts that we learned during the panel:
- Joe Maddalena travels the world to find those memorabilia, and it seems that a lot of people have things at home that they have no idea what it’s worth. I wish I had that problem!
- The wicked witch’s hat from The Wizard of Oz was sold for $89,000.
- The ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz is what he dreams of finding.
- The #1 requested costume is the Iron Man costume, which is probably worth $500,000 if it was worn by Robert Downey Jr.
- Joe Maddalena found Captain Kirk’s chair from Star Trek, which turns out was being used as a barstool by someone before it was sold for $300,000.
And if you want more, check out the video from the panel below, and enjoy more photos as well.
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