SCOTTISH vintage specialist Scaramanga has returned to Hollywood by supplying props for Pan, the fantasy blockbuster starring Hugh Jackman.
Vintage iron locks supplied by the Fife-based company appear in a dungeon in the Peter Pan prequel, out on general release today.
It is not the first time goods from Scaramanga, which has shops in Cupar, St Andrews and Edinburgh, have found their way on to the silver screen.
Maleficent, the Disney fantasy starring Angelina Jolie, featured vintage trunks, chests and homewares among more than 100 items provided by the company, which also supplied the antique brass locks that can be seen in Bilbo Baggins’ home in The Hobbit.
Scaramanga has marked its latest brush with Tinseltown by creating a Pan-themed display in its St Andrews store, where movie fans can buy their own vintage treasure chests and other pirate goods.
Owner Carl Morenikeji said: “Given our reputation as a specialist in authentic vintage items, we were naturally delighted, if not entirely surprised, that they came to us for authentic vintage padlocks to fit in with the Victorian Gothic style of the movie.
“We’re hoping more fans of authentic vintage pirate-style items, like treasure chests and trunks – of which we have scores in stock at any time, will come to us as a result.
“I caught one of the preview screenings last weekend and it shivered my timbers to see our padlocks used on the big screen. Peter Pan is a classic children’s story and the new film adds a dark, moody twist to what has always been an action-packed story.”
Scaramanga, which also sells its own-brand leather bags and satchels and homewares online, has previously supplied vintage props for TV shows Strictly Come Dancing and 60 Minute Makeover.
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