Star Wars: Darth Vader And C-3PO Started Out As German And French Firefighters
by Anorak | 14th, December 2010
DID George Lucas get inspiration for Star Wars heavy breather and stuff shirt Darth Vader and C-3PO, respectively, from Vajen-Bader–style helmets for German (menacing black one) and French (flashy golden one) firefighters?
The masks are from between the mid-1800s and World War I.
Someone on a pair of bellows would pump air into the mask through 13 meters of flexible tubing. It’s what you don’t see in the movies…
Spotter: Steve Erenberg, via Collectors Weekly
Posted: 14th, December 2010 | In: Film Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
