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Lot 275
A Soylent Green can and cracker
25 November 2013, 13:00 EST
New York and Los Angeles

Sold for US$2,250 inc. premium

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A Soylent Green can and cracker

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973. A tin can with a label reading, "New! Delicious / Soylent / Green / Miracle food / of high energy / plankton / gathered from / the oceans / of the world." Created for promotional purposes, similar cans were featured in ads for the film. Together with a prop piece of Soylent Green, being a square piece of balsa wood painted lime green, and a small "City of New York Police Dept" sticker.
Can: 2 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.

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