The Man who literally built Star Wars, and the Light Saber

The Man Who Literally Built ‘Star Wars’
Set decorator Roger Christian tells us what it was like making George Lucas’s dreams out of scrap metal in this esquire article.

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a28570/star-wars-roger-christian/

How an Antique Camera Flash Became the Most Iconic Star Wars Prop

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Due in part to Star Wars‘ minuscule budget, Christian had to scour antique dealers and thrift shops for prop ideas, and that shop in London is where he found a 1940s Graflex camera with a 3-cell flash gun attached. The flash gun, with only minor modifications, would become Luke’s iconic lightsaber: