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Few items of fictional clothing are more iconic and easily recognisable as the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz. Thanks to a combination of human error, poor record keeping and a sticky fingered neer-do-well, these simple pieces of footwear are now considered one of the most valuable film props in history.\r
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