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Original E.T. mechanical head from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film sold at auction (Julien’s Auctions/PA)

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Original E.T. mechanical head from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film sold at auction
The original mechanical head of E. T. from Steven Spielberg’s four-time Academy Award winning film has sold for 635,000 dollars (£500,000) at a memorabilia auction in Los Angeles. The animatronic from 1982 film E. T.
Original E.T. mechanical head from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film sold at auction (Julien’s Auctions/PA)

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Original E.T. mechanical head from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film sold at auction
<p>The original mechanical ET model is expected to fetch up to £2.6 million at auction (Julien’s Auctions/PA)</p>

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Original ET model expected to fetch over€3m at auction
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