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Featuring illuminated eyes in the film, and with original wiring in the right socket, this particular C-3PO head boasts several unique features including a forehead antenna.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Preserved in nearly perfect three-dimensional detail, the skeleton includes a skull with a huge eye socket and an elongated, sword-like snout.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

The illuminated door lever pops out of its socket and a puddle light projects the Cadillac crest at your feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

The skull has an enormous eye socket and a long sword-like snout that it used to eat fish and squid.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

He pushes and twists the socket, and when he’s sure it’s okay, he pulls the leg off and says, “We’re going to use a suspension sleeve to hold the leg in place.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen