Good Furniture and the Moving Pictures, 1915

By Eric Hart | Published: January 23, 2012

A 1915 article visiting the warehouse of a furniture dealer who makes his living renting and building furniture for the burgeoning film industry.

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This blog is three years old today

By Eric Hart | Published: January 20, 2012
Screenshot of Props Agenda during the first year

A summary of all I’ve written during the third year of this blog’s existence.

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Parts of a Cigar, Cigarette, Pipe and Matchbook

By Eric Hart | Published: January 18, 2012
Names of the parts of a cigar, cigarette, pipe and matchbook

I made a diagram to show the anatomy of these common smoking implements.

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Hugo

By Eric Hart | Published: January 16, 2012
Automaton from Hugo by Dick Georges Creatives

A behind-the-scenes look at the amazing automata created for the film “Hugo”.

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Friday the 13th Links

By Eric Hart | Published: January 13, 2012

Lots of stuff about electronics and animatronics, and a bit about using your Dremel.

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    Eric Hart

    I am Eric Hart, former assistant props master at the Public Theater in New York City, and a longtime prop maker.

    This site is a way to share my work and the things I've learned over the years. It's also a way to connect with other prop makers, props masters, and artisans, as well as a collection of all things of interest to props people from around the internet.

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