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50s Clocks, 50s Retro, Framed Prints, I love Lucy Props, Other Productions

I Love Lucy Props in other Productions

Military print on Hogans Heroes - as seen on I Love Lucy - another Desilu production
Military prints on Hogans Heroes – as seen on I Love Lucy – another Desilu production

Hogan’s Heroes was a Desilu production so it would not be surprising to find a familiar prop. Above in a scene from Klink’s quarters is a familiar looking horse print as seen  on I Love Lucy in the Ricardo’s apartment.

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Pair of Horse prints on Hogan's Heros
Pair of Horse prints on Hogan’s Heroes
I Love Lucy props in Harper 1966
Horse statue in the movie Harper 1966

The sceen cap above is from Harper (1966) a movie starring Paul Newman. Do you recognize this statue from the LA episodes of I Love Lucy? It looks like a horse and wagon statue that was seen near the entrance door of the Ricardo’s apartment when they go to Hollywood.

Horse and Carriage Statue in LA apartment on I Love Lucy
Horse and Carriage Statue in LA apartment on I Love Lucy

Below is another scene from the same movie with a banjo clock that reminds me of a similar one in the Ricardo’s NY apartment.

I Love Lucy style wall clock in Harper 1966
I Love Lucy style Banjo wall clock in Harper 1966

Thanks to John Dalessio for these great finds.

50s Retro, Framed Prints, I love Lucy Props, Other Productions

I Love Lucy Prop Picture seen on Yours Mine and Ours 1968

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Here is an interesting find,  an I Love Lucy Desilu prop, seen as far back as the first season, spotted in the 1968 movie Yours, Mine and Ours, starring Lucille Ball,  more evidence that some of the  original ILL props were  reused in later productions.yoursmineours2 A closer detail shot tells us it is a match for one of a pair the Borghese oval fashion prints over the fireplace on I Love lucy

The picture on the right is a match!

Many thanks to John for a great contribution!

Related post: http://www.50slucy.com/borghese-framed-fashion-lady-print-as-seen-on-i-love-lucy.html

Company Credits:  Desilu Productions, Walden Productions

50s Retro, Bedroom Furniture, Bonanza, I love Lucy Props, Mid Century Lamps, Morgan Jones Bedspread, Other Productions, The Andy Griffith Show

What was I Love Lucy’s Bedspread Color?

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My photoshop rendering with known colors of the Desilu prop bedspreads .

Above is my impression of a couple of contenders for the color of the hobnail chenile bedspreads on I Love Lucy. Previously we identified the make as Morgan Jones “Minuet”. Ads from the 1950’s era give us an idea of the color range but now thanks to an instagram comment from johndalessio we have more clues. Desiu props were re-used over the years and some identical bedspreads have turned up in Bonanza and on The Andy Griffith Show in color. There is a brown color that we saw on Andy Griffith that corresponds to “Sandalwood” in a contemporary ad. And a light green color version of the same bedspread as seen on the screen capture from Bonanza, S2 E33 “Elizabeth, My Love”,  near the end of the episode.  Either of the bedspreads could have originated in the I Love Lucy series.  Those series were made on Desilu sets and used Desilu props. The green version would have been a good choice to set off Lucy’s red hair, dont you think?

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The Green version of the same bedspread on Bonanza

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The brown color version on Andy Griffith


Many thanks to johndalessio for providing the research through my my Instagram page