Revenge of the jedi clapperboard on four rooms

[cantinos]

There was a revenge of the jedi clapperboard on channel fours four rooms this evening.
Very nice piece of memorabilia.
I think his valuation was in the right ballpark.
Might be wrong tho.
How rare are these

 

[JFK]

Well if the esb sold for $3800 then it realy should be more valuable ! But the 4 idiots did not see that point being rare ?
I know nothing of this stuff but I REKON the wording Revenge of the Jedi didn't seem right ,normally a clapper board is roughly chalked as there used over and over again yet I thought the revenge of the Jedi wording was too bold and permanent looking ! Just me but I'm sure someone on here will know exactly what's what's
I'm just assuming

 

[cantinos]

I do take it as being rare. just wondering if one has ever been seen before.
Probably in the same league as the original helmet that was on antiques roadshow a while back.
The clapperboard text might be permanent for movies especially for big budget movies like rotj. TV boards might be reusable. In my opinion. No expert on movie equipment.
As we all know revenge titled stuff ups the price tag.
Those guys on the show are looking to make a profit. Although some of them do make purchases of what they actually like. Glad he didn't let it go

 

[Clarkspie&chips]

Didn't they call return of the jedi blue harvest during filming to maintain secrecy? Ive seen photos of stationary, crew outfits etc with the fake name, wouldnt that have extended to the clapperboard as well?

 

[cantinos]

To my knowledge. The blue harvest title was used to hide the fact it was a star wars movie.
By the time of return of the jedi everybody was just doubling their prices if they tried to book
supplies and services for the movie. A bit like ebay and vintage nowadays! star wars tax.
So they booked everything in the working title blue harvest. When they turned up on set everybody
realised it was the third star wars movie.
The change over of revenge to return was very last minute. I am sure other members know more so the clapperboards may have had the revenge title
The dealers on the show didn't question the provenance. So Id say the story about its source history must be true.

 

[sith-smith]

There are Blue Harvest ones, with the name printed on, rather than drawn in chalk...

http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=81140

 

[sith-smith]

I found this Revenge one, written in chalk. Don't know how authentic this is.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ais/994174481/

 

[callipo]

Didn't they call return of the jedi blue harvest during filming to maintain secrecy? Ive seen photos of stationary, crew outfits etc with the fake name, wouldnt that have extended to the clapperboard as well?

That explains the Family Guy Star Wars parody movie title then.