Angel Wings

[Stanee Rae Pettit Murray <stanee-rae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since several people have contacted me, here's the details:

Although several photo supply houses sell these wings, some are superior
(and more expensive) than others.  Mine are the nicest, and are custom
hand-made to order by a company called the Mother Plucker Feather Company.
Don't you love that name?  Anyway, they're located in Hollywood, California,
and make feather goods for the wholesale fashion trade and for
film/stage/display use.

Mother Plucker Feather Company, Inc.  6253 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 522, P.O.
Box 2210, Hollywood, CA, USA 90028   Phone (213)469-5321,  FAX (213)469-0134
Sorry, they don't have a home page or email.

Wings are available in 3 styles: Angel Style A (point downward, like an
angel at rest), Cherub Style B (point straight out to the sides), and
Phoenix Style D (swept upward, as in flight).  For most uses, the Style A
looks nicest, and is the least expensive besides.

Prices for Angel Style A (please excuse my not converting the inches to metric):

Large (fits teen-adult) $125, width 32" height 31-1/2"
Medium (fits up to 10 years old) $95,  width 27" height 23"
Small (fits ages 1-3) $55, width 21" height 17"
Baby (fits infants under 1 year old) $30, width 17" height 12-1/2"

Just to give you an idea, American Photographic Resources' prices for these
same wings are $229, $189, $119, $89!

Mother Plucker will send you color brochures of all the wing styles.  They
also make Black wings in style A.  Minimum order is 2 pairs of wings
totaling at least $150 US.  They don't weigh much, but because of the size
the box is pretty large.  These are really beautiful, with layers of turkey
and goose feathers just like a real bird's wings.  There are velcro straps
that fit over the shoulder and under the arm.  

With Christmas coming, now's the time to start looking around for angel
accessories: brass french horns, violins, harps, white doves, and wire
garland for halos.  I found these items at various craft stores in the
Christmas ornament section.  And your fabric store will have patterns for
angel robes; look under Halloween Costumes in the pattern books.  They are
very loose-fitting and fairly easy to sew.  Use gold drapery cord for the
belt/sash.  

Stanee

P.S. -- I scanned several photos from Mother Plucker's brochure so you can
see the different styles of wings.  Please email me personally if you'd like
me to send you this JPEG.


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