How many ruby slippers were made

The slippers have a new home in a large gallery meant to evoke Emerald City. Quotes and stills from The Wizard of Oz and a mural featuring bright red poppies created by the Washington, D.

Those were the shoes the FBI recently called about. An estimated tens of millions of people have viewed the Ruby Slippers at the American History Museum since an undisclosed donor gave them to the institution in , according to Lintelman. Prior to their recent conservation, the shoes had been away from the public for only short periods. Then you combine it with star power, Judy Garland. Hollywood memorabilia did not always get the attention or fetch the prices it does today.

After filming, at least three of the pairs went into storage at MGM. A costumer named Kent Warner found them in As far as the public knew, the auction pair was the only one in existence. That made four sets of Ruby Slippers, plus the screen-test shoes.

Since then, no new pairs have surfaced. The person who bought the shoes at the MGM auction donated them to the Smithsonian several years later.

The remaining pairs changed hands and climbed in value over the years. Our conservators confirmed that the recovered pair are consistent with the condition, construction, and material of the Ruby Slippers in the museum's collection.

The museum has long known that our pair of slippers didn't match. The heel caps, inner sole grips, and other details are slightly mismatched between our two shoes. But we didn't know where the corresponding shoes could be found.

Conservators discovered that the recovered pair and the museum's pair actually create two matching pairs. The next steps for the recovered pair are unknown as of September , but museum staff members are thrilled that the missing shoes have been found. The Ruby Slippers Bright red is how we remember them, but Dorothy's famous shoes were originally silver.

The Secret Behind the Sparkle Take a look behind the scenes to see how the Smithsonian keeps the ruby slippers sparkling in the spotlight. How can we keep them on display for 20 more years? Recovered Ruby Slippers visit museum for examination by conservators, curators.

You helped us reach our goal to conserve and display the Ruby Slippers! Petite in The conservator who is saving the Ruby Slippers' sparkle. Update: Thanks to you, our Kickstarter campaign to "Keep Them Ruby" was a success and we have the support we need to conserve and display You can help conserve Dorothy's Ruby Slippers.

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