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I had no idea Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber was made from a vintage camera flash

This Star Wars Lightsaber is one of the most recognizable props in movie history – and its DNA comes from a vintage camera flash

Digital Camera World · May 4, 2025

Rare copy of Mao’s Little Red Book expected to fetch more than £30,000

Early editions of the book of quotations will be sold at an auction of Cultural Revolution artefacts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Sale of historic Downing Street visitors’ book halted due to ownership row

Government claims volume from time of Thatcher and Major, signed by the queen and many major figures, is crown property

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Prince Charles slams Diana's 'pathetic' butler Paul Burrell in uncovered letter

In the four-page handwritten note, the Prince of Wales hits out at royal household staff who "exercise their pathetic jealousies and vendettas in public".

Daily Record · Jul 13, 2022

Prince Charles blasts Diana's 'pathetic' butler Paul Burrell in unearthed letter

The four-page handwritten letter by the Prince of Wales in 2002 revealed his innermost thoughts on Paul Burrell among others, slamming Diana's ex-butler as "pathetic"

Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022

Rare proof sheets of first Harry Potter book expected to sell for £20,000

The ‘fascinating insight into what was to become an iconic work’ is the only known surviving copy of its kind and is to be auctioned along with a first edition signed by Rowling

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022