An extremely rare Star Wars Jawa figure which was tucked away in a drawer for 45 years has sold for a whopping £21,000, UK - Jul 2023
An extremely rare Star Wars Jawa figure which was tucked away in a drawer for 45 years has sold for a whopping £21,000.
The 2.25ins plastic Palitoy figure was made in 1978 following the success of the first film, A New Hope (1977).
It is one of only 10 to 15 known surviving examples with a coveted brown vinyl cape on its original back card.
Manufacturers Palitoy and Kenner quickly withdrew the vinyl caped Jawa and replaced it with a cloth one instead as it was cheaper to make.
The toy was taken home by the vendor, a man in his 70s from Kent, who worked as the art director for Marvel UK between 1974 and 1979.
