"Werewolf" animatronic puppet leg from The Howling....

Description

"Werewolf" animatronic puppet leg from The Howling. (Embassy Pictures, 1981) Vintage original animating werewolf leg constructed of fabric-impregnated cast foam latex rubber over hinged and jointed tooled aluminum armature with metal hoops and web straps embedded. The leg would have been a component of a full-body puppet or used in concert with an actor in upper torso creature suit when prosthetics alone couldn't approximate the inhuman structure. The entire piece is expertly studio painted and finished with hand-applied hair. A port in the heel is present for inserting a rod for puppeteering movement. Exhibiting age, some paint cracking and deterioration to rubber. In vintage very good condition.

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