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Factory Entertainment Limited “Goldfinger Tracking Devices” Prop Number 005 Of 500 Pieces Worldwide Includes Two 50th Anniversary Of James Bond On Screen “Goldfinger” Photos (265 x 215mm)

The Transmitting Devices, Or ‘Homers’ As They Are Referred To On Screen, Are Q-Branch Creations Issued To James Bond, Agent 007 As Part Of His Field Equipment In 1964’s Goldfinger

The Smaller Device Was Standard Field Issue For All Agents. Its Larger Brother Was Designed To Track Vehicles From A Receiver Built Into The Dashboard Of Bond’s Iconic Aston Martin DB5, With An Effective Range Of 150 Miles

The Larger Homer Was Used To Track Auric Goldfinger’s Rolls Royce Phantom 337 To His Smuggling Facility In Switzerland After Bond Managed To Secretly Place It In The Rear Luggage Compartment

After Being Captured By Goldfinger And Flown To The USA, Bond Activated The Smaller Homer And Concealed It In A Special Compartment In The Heel Of His Shoe While On En-Route. This Alerted The CIA And MI6 To Bond’s Location And Allowed Them To Keep Goldfinger Under Close Surveillance, Eventually Foiling His Plot To Irradiate The Gold In Fort Knox

Today, With The Advent Of GPS Technology And Commonplace Tracking Software It Is Easy To Underestimate Just How Advanced And Futuristic The Homers Seemed To 1960’s Audiences. They Were Literally ‘Out Of This World’ At That Time And Helped To Cement Incredible Gadgets As Part Of Bond’s Essential Arsenal

The American Factory Entertainment ‘Goldfinger Tracking Device’ Prop Replicas Were Created After Exhaustive And Careful Study Of Material In The EON Productions Archives, Including Detailed Technical Specs And Production Drawings And Consultation With Crew Members Who Worked On The Film To Ensure Maximum Accuracy

Larger Homer – Machined From Solid Stainless Steel And Aluminum This Homer Replica Contains A Powerful Magnet. It Also Features A Spring Loaded Slide Which Emits An Electronic ‘Beep’ When Pulled Back, Exactly As Seen In The Film, To Tell You It’s ‘Armed’. Release The Slide And It Springs Back Into Place Ready For Action

Smaller Homer – Crafted From Brass Alloy And Polished To A High Shine This Homer Features A Manual Pull Back Arming Slide And Will Attract To The Larger Homer When Placed Near, As Demonstrated By Q In The Film. However Q, Played By The Late And Much Beloved Desmond Lewellyn, Employed A Little Slight-Of-Hand And Simply Dropped The Smaller Homer Onto Its Bigger Brother. There Was No Magnetic Attraction Because Smaller Homer Prop Was Made From Solid Brass, A Non-Magnetic Material. We Have Elected To Use A Brass Alloy That Will Allow For Actual Magnetic Attraction

The Product Includes A Museum Quality Display Stand And Acrylic Cover, Numbered Limited Edition Plaque, COA, And Detailed Prop Story Booklet. It Is Also Presented In A 007 Branded Box, Protected Within An Outer Shipping Carton
Factory Entertainment, USA 2012

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2014_06_08 (WEEK23/2014GOODIE)

Categories: 007 - 2 Sean Connery, 1964 Goldfinger, Actors, Autographs/Photos, Bondprops, Films, Memorabilia, Specials