"The wool hat is quite large, measuring nearly 14-inches high with a 19.5-inch diameter brim. It also has a 22-inch elastic chin strap worn by Hamilton during flying scenes to keep it secure. Designed by costume designer Adrian Adolph Greenburg, who went by Gilbert Adrian professionally, the hat was put to use after filming began because the one originally chosen didn't appear scary enough."
"When Dorothy Gale becomes Dorothy of Oz, it's when she puts on the ruby slippers, said Joe Maddalena, EVP of Heritage Auctions. When the Wicked Witch becomes the Wicked Witch, she puts on the hat. So it's this transformational moment of the birth of the witch. I think the importance of the hat is just incredible. It's on par with the slippers."
Heritage Auctions will sell Margaret Hamilton's iconic black Wicked Witch hat in a Dec. 9-10 auction both online and at its Dallas headquarters. The wool hat measures nearly 14 inches high with a 19.5-inch brim and includes a 22-inch elastic chin strap used during flying scenes. The hat was designed by Adrian Adolph Greenburg (Gilbert Adrian) and replaced an earlier, less frightening choice. The auction also includes a Wizard of Oz book inscribed and signed by Judy Garland with Toto's paw prints, a rehearsal right ruby slipper worn by Garland, and a 50th-anniversary replica pair.
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