Whatever happened to the Strickfaden equipment?
After Young Frankenstein did it make any further appearances? Is it part of the Ackermansion? Bob Burns collection? Something Ted ties people to who say unkind things about Horror of Dracula?
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There was a guy here last around this time, called himself kennystrickfadden or something similar. He said that he'd purchased the equipment (from Strickfadden's widow?) and was trying to restore it....
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Quote: Something Ted ties people to who say unkind things about Horror of Dracula? I generally use stout calf rope with a half-hitch knot.
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I thougth Rick Baker had it... SteveNo matter where you go, there you are
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The story I heard, from Bob Burns, was that Baker tried to buy the equipment, but the people who owned it at the time wanted too much money. So, he had some guys in his shop build replicas. There was...
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Quote:There was a guy here last around this time, called himself kennystrickfadden or something similar I know who has it all and he did post a while back as strickfadden. He has all the material from...
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Wait, I was at a Hollywood auction maybe 2 years ago where they auctioned all that stuff off. I seem to remember 1 person buying most of it. I think he was representing some museum or something. It...
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Quote:Hollywood auction maybe 2 years ago where they auctioned all that stuff off It was the Julien Entertainment auction. The reserve prices were wacky and to my knowledge none of it actually sold,...
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I know the individual who is currently "holding" this material in storeage. An attempt was made to auction it off, but the owner's wanted a minimum of $1,000,000. I was able to see pix of various...
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For a million dollars I expect someone to rebuild the entire lab! Which I would probably do if I became a billionaire. I am sad.
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BTW - does any of the Strickfadden equipment perform any function other than looking cool, as in the designs are used as part of another piece of equipment?
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Jacobs Ladders, which were commonly found in Strickfaden's equipment, were (are?) generally used as spark gaps to keep power surges from happening. I'd be willing to bet that much of the stuff in...
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