Astronaut Hand Casts

Astronauts will need gloves because space is cold. This Astronaut Hand Casts is a collection of 15 life-size plaster casts with gold-hued finishes, each mounted on a hardwood pedestal with distinguishing brass name plaques, and each astronaut's name written in pencil at the base of the hand.

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Dave Scott, Tom Stafford, Wally Schirra, Pete Conrad, Jim Lovell, John Young, Rusty Schweickart, Walt Cunningham, Jim Mcdivitt, Gene Cernan, Don Lind, Donn Eisele, And Frank Borman are among 15 NASA astronauts whose right hands were cast The pressure bladder inside the space suit gloves was dip molded from the casts, ensuring a perfect fit. Each glove was then made directly on the plaster casts of the hands.

This collection of 15 plaster hand molds, formerly used to tailor-make spacesuit gloves for Apollo astronauts, was auctioned by Bonhams in 2016. The hands, which were mounted on wooden bases with brass name labels, grabbed $155,000.

Price: $155,000