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How Rolls-Royce's mascot is made

  • A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
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    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
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    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
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    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Steel melts in a oven before being poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    4/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Steel melts in a oven before being poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • A worker dries a wax form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
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    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    A worker dries a wax form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
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    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    7/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Unfinished Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" are seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    8/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Unfinished Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" are seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Worker Stephen Richardson works cuts off the form from the production of Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    9/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Worker Stephen Richardson works cuts off the form from the production of Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Iconic Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" await finishing at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    10/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Iconic Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" await finishing at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Worker Barry Smith finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    11/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Worker Barry Smith finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Worker Barry Smith finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    12/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Worker Barry Smith finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Worker Ronald Little finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    13/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Worker Ronald Little finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • Faulty Rolls-Royce "Spirit of Ecstasy" mascots melt in a oven at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    14/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    Faulty Rolls-Royce "Spirit of Ecstasy" mascots melt in a oven at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
  • A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    15/15

    "Spirit of Ecstasy"

    A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
    REUTERS
A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Steel melts in a oven before being poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
A worker dries a wax form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Unfinished Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" are seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Worker Stephen Richardson works cuts off the form from the production of Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Iconic Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" await finishing at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Worker Barry Smith finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Worker Barry Smith finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Worker Ronald Little finishes an iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
Faulty Rolls-Royce "Spirit of Ecstasy" mascots melt in a oven at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.
A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

Polycast Limited began producing the "Spirit of Ecstasy'' for Rolls-Royce in 2003, and makes approximately 5500 pieces a year of the mascot designed by British sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes.