Edward Scissorhands’ insert hand expected to fetch $50,000 at auction

The metal insert hand which Johnny Depp wore in Tim Burton’s 1990 fantasy movie Edward Scissorhands is expected to fetch a fee of up to $50,000 in Propstore’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in Los Angeles next week.  The auction ends on Tuesday 21 June.

The right insert hand consists of a rubber, resin and leather glove mounted on one side of a T-shaped metal armature to a wooden base. It comes with a letter of authenticity from the film’s mechanical department coordinator, Richard Landon.

Edward Scissorhands, a boy with scissor-like fingers, used his blades to turn an ice angel into a snow flurry for his love interest Kim, played by Winona Ryder. Depp and Ryder were engaged for a while in real life, their three-year relationship ended in 1993.

A year ago, a pair of original scissorhand wardrobe glove props, worn by Johnny Depp in the film sold for $44,800 at Julien’s “Hollywood Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy and More Auction” in Beverly Hills.