Desmond Llewelyn

26 July, 2022

Desmond Llewelyn's James Bond archive on auction

An archive belonging to Desmond Llewelyn, the actor who famously played MI6's 'gadget master Q in 17 films from 1963 - 1999, will be auctioned at Nate D. Sanders Auctions.

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Montblanc Meisterstuck fountain pen

James Bond uses a Montblanc Meisterstück fountain pen in Octopussy (1983), which has a gadget function added by Q Branch.

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Polaroid photo of James Bond and Q in Licence To Kill

Q (Desmond Llewelyn) brings a Polaroid Spectra System Camera with deadly laser beam to James Bond (Timothy Dalton) when they meet in Isthmus City in the movie Licence To Kill (1989).

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Philips P330, P430 and P5003 computers

In the movie For Your Eyes Only (1981), several Philips computers are used by MI6. On board the St. Georges spy ship we see a Philips P330 and P5003 computer, and Q's Identigraph machine is actually a Philips P430 computer.

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Polaroid Spectra System camera

Q (Desmond Llewelyn) brings a Polaroid Spectra System Camera with deadly laser beam to James Bond (Timothy Dalton) when they are in Isthmus City in the movie Licence To Kill (1989). James Bond never uses the camera, but he and Q almost get fried when CIA agent Pam Bouvier takes a picture of them, accidentally shooting the laser beam.

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BOAC flight bag

In the movie The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Q (Desmond Llewelyn) is holding a BOAC flight bag when delivering the famous white Lotus Esprit to James Bond on the island of Sardinia, Italy.

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