Bert Lahr adopted the persona of the Cowardly Lion in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939). The Cowardly lion costume he wore was made from real lion fur and human hair; synthetic fur had yet to be invented. The weight of the costume was 27 Kg and under the intense lighting used for the Technicolor scenes in the film, the costume became a heavy and heated challenge for Bert Lahr to wear (8). After the film was done and dusted, the costume was collected by a member of the film crew who believed it would make a great Halloween costume (9). It sat in a bag in his house where it time took its toll and the cowardly lion costume became unkempt and saturated. Upon its rediscovery, the costume was set upon by 21 artisans, who worked on the costume for two years in order to restore it to its former glory (9).