Clinton Frankenstein bucket

[Dr. Jitters]

"Beware, take care..." is a line Lugosi gives in Glen or Glenda.

Take care.

[hugohernandez]

check this out.   I wonder if its safe or if the plastic would get hot arund the light bulb area?   https://www.ebay.com/itm/Frankenstein-Lamp-19/232569626124?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D49477%26meid%3Df57f7dfdef3146e3b8f4169de36befb1%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D232562553622&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850

[monsterjoe]

It's Safe enough.....but you could make your own for the cost of the opening bid.....Buy the kit, Buy a cord, Drill a hole = LAMP WOW!!

[Monsters For Sale]

The Fort Wayne bucket reproducer has started making the speaker heads now.




Here is the listing:

https://tinyurl.com/ybpfslmd

[ravenloft]

I now have two speaker head reproductions (one is destined as a Christmas or birthday gift for my twin brother forum member Ghost) from the "Ft. Wayne" Ebay seller (friendly guy, no problems with either transaction), and I can say they are very beautiful and have a ton of detail including the U.P. Co. trademark stamp on one side near the neck. I have always wanted this Glenn Strange mold (the holy grail monster item for me) even if it was just a repro, as I probably will never find a bucket or speaker I could actually afford or get lucky in my area.
We argued about the merits of repros ad nausem some time back in another bucket thread, I don't mean to rehash that, but I sure am glad he did it. He said he is out of the orange materials that he sold as "bucket" reproductions a while back, and the green "speaker" reproduction cast is the exact same.
I wonder how he is making these, clearly he has access to a superior mold, with great detailing unlike the recast of the 1980's (itself recast) speaker that popped up fairly recently as well that looked nearly smooth lacking the detail. I wonder just how close these are to the original Clinton bucket, lamp, speaker mold? Obviously these have a second mold line perpendicular to the original but otherwise look exactly like all the photos I have ever seen. I unfortunately don't have an original for comparison but I am more than curious, there appears to be very faint lettering running vertical in the hair on the back in the middle. Are there words here on an original Clinton monster head (bucket/speaker/lamp)?

Does anyone know what happened to the Clinton original molds? Could it be? How would he have made a faithful copy if it isn't?
Besides various sized hole cuts for the speaker in the back, the candy bucket in the top or the neck piece stand for the lamp are there any differences at all in the originals or could it be all the same mold? Do certain surface flaws appear on all versions or even all buckets?
They are much heavier I imagine than an original blow-mold bucket or speaker as they are resin, but are still fairly light. I like the darker green color very much and am absolutely not painting mine. Besides having an original bucket that has the awesome green/orange faded paint scheme that is very appealing I think the color is near perfect. Especially for a repro. I am too young for any nostalgia from an original piece and never owned one or know anyone personally who has, but I have always very much admired the vintage style of the piece. These repros are perfect for me.






pics are from Ebay and they won't last long unless someone saves them.

[Monsters For Sale]

...   I wonder how he is making these, clearly he has access to a superior mold, with great detailing unlike the recast of the 1980's (itself recast) speaker that popped up fairly recently as well that looked nearly smooth lacking the detail. I wonder just how close these are to the original Clinton bucket, lamp, speaker mold? Obviously these have a second mold line perpendicular to the original but otherwise look exactly like all the photos I have ever seen. I unfortunately don't have an original for comparison but I am more than curious, there appears to be very faint lettering running vertical in the hair on the back in the middle. Are there words here on an original Clinton monster head (bucket/speaker/lamp)? ... 

Boy, that MUST be a great mold.  I can barely see the neck lettering on my original bucket and speaker head.  I can't read what it says on either one of them.  And I was directly under a "natural" light lamp with a magnifying glass, moving it all the time, trying to catch just the right angle.

The lettering looks sharper on the speaker head, even though it has a coat of fairly thick black paint, and the bucket neck has no paint at all.  Makes me wonder...  were the speaker heads produced first?

One thing looks apparent.  I think the lines were clearer at one time.  Then they were crudely filed away from the original mold - like the folks at Clinton changed their minds at some point mid-production.

I would be interested if anyone has an early cast with legible writing.

[Mike Scott]

I don't see any writing on any of those photos.

[Monsters For Sale]

I don't see any writing on any of those photos.

It's not on any of those photos.  It's on the nape of the neck, just under the hairline. 

I don't think I can photograph it.  It is REALLY small and shallow.  It also need to be seen from several angles to get an idea of it at all.  It is also incomplete and has been deliberately obscured on the original mold.

[ravenloft]

  I have no problem with someone making a faithful copy of an original in some other color plastic - green comes to mind.

I really don't think of vintage toys as being sacred or investment properties.  Besides, copies are made of famous original oil paintings all the time - doesn't seem to lower their value much.

Exactly.  I love my green repro frankenheads, I may get too fond of them to give one to my brother after all

[Mike Scott]

I don't think I can photograph it. 

Don't worry about it. I just thought I wasn't seeing what everyone else was seeing. 

[Mike Scott]

(. . my twin brother, forum member Ghost)

Cool! I didn't know we had twin members! 

[Monsters For Sale]

He was taking about vertically, in the rear seam.

I don't see it.

[Mike Scott]

I don't see it.

Me needer!

[ravenloft]

the © U.P. Co. stands for Universal Pictures Company is clear as day on the green repro just below and behind the left bolt on the neckline
somewhere in the old bucket posts someone mentioned it being different from the Universal Studios we are all used to, so it must be on the Clinton originals as U.P. Co. as well




The "lettering" in the hair is vertical along the seam on the back of the head but I can't quite make it out but it certainly looks like lettering to me if I squint and turn it back and forth, just below the flashing in this photo




Twin Frankenhead reproductions for twin monster fans




Paperback novel for scale

[Monsters For Sale]

The originals do have the "© U.P. Co.", just like your copies.