Welcome! As part of its ongoing mission to document the Art and Production History of Star Trek, this site will present technical articles on Star Trek prop and costume authentication - focusing on The Original Series - with detailed photos and episode screenshots to complement the information presented; as well as feature pictorials to showcase Star Trek memorabilia in private & public collections, present rare Behind The Scenes TOS imagery & discuss other topics.
Gerald Gurian is a 40+ year collector of screen used Star Trek memorabilia and a passionate fan of TOS
     
- Star Trek TOS At Auction Part I - Gurian Collection Highlights - Greg Jein TOS Hero Type II Phaser
-Authenticating a TOS Communicator -6 Myths About Star Trek Prop Design -Star Trek 3rd Season Command Tunic
- Design Features of TOS Tricorders -Star Trek Props At National Air & Space - TOS Leatherette Tricorder
- TOS Federation Sciences Dress -Desilu Studio TOS Prop Fabrication - Unreleased Allen/Gurian Prop Photos
- The Beautiful Women of TOS Part I -TOS U.S.S. Enterprise 11' Filming Model - Captain Kirk's Chair from TOS
- Spock Ears -TOS Control Panels & Displays - Mr. Spock's Science Station
- TOS Soundstage at Desilu -TOS Shatner Romulan Pants - The Beautiful Women of TOS Pt. II
- TOS Galileo Shuttlecraft -Greg Jein TOS Cage Laser Pistol - TOS 3rd Season Midgrade Type II Phaser
- Dr. McCoy's Sickbay on TOS -TOS Balok Puppet Head - Captain Kirk "Mirror, Mirror" Tunic
- Greg Jein TOS Hero Tricorder -1992 Smithsonian TOS Cast Video - TOS 1st Season Command Tunic
- TOS "Where No Man" Silver Contact Lenses -TOS Special Effects: The Transporter - The Art of Matt Jefferies
- TOS "Space Seed" Gold Mesh Jumpsuit -Gorn Costume from "Arena" - Rare TOS Behind-the-Scenes Videos
- TOS Stunt Type II Phaser -1993 Bill Theiss Estate Auction - TOS Shatner Command Dress Tunic
- TOS Elasian Royal Guard Tunic -TOS Finnegan Silver "Shore Leave" Tunic - TOS Science Officer Tunic "The Cage"
- TOS Shatner Early 1st Season Command Tunic -William Shatner TOS Tunics At Auction - TOS Shatner Late 1st Season Command Tunic

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Some TOS Patch, Braid & Insignia Photos

The following are some closeup photos of assorted Starfleet division patches, insignia, decorations and braid used to adorn the different uniforms of Star Trek: The Original Series.

A set of unused 3rd Season Enterprise division patches obtained from Gene Roddenberry's Lincoln Enterprise in October of 1969; just months after the final episode of TOS was aired ...

The reverse view ...

A closeup of the 3rd Season Command patch ...


3rd Season Sciences ...

3rd Season Engineering ...

3rd Season Engineering (reverse view) ...

A screen-used 2nd Season Sciences patch next to a 3rd Season patch. Note the size differential ...

A screen-used 3rd Season Command patch ...

A Starfleet cadet emblem that was originally part of TOS Costume Designer Bill Theiss's collection ...

The reverse ...

The emblem as seen on Finnegan in the episode "Shore Leave" ...


An unfinished Dove and Hand patch originally obtained from TOS Costume Designer Bill Theiss ...

The reverse ...


The patch as seen in the 1st Season episode "The Dagger of the Mind" ...

Unused original stock of Dress Uniform decorations (arranged in the color pattern observed on Captain Kirk's uniform as seen in the episode "Court Martial") ...

William Shatner as Captain Kirk in "The Menagerie", exhibiting a different color pattern of dress tunic decorations ...


Starfleet braid as seen of a 2nd Season Sciences dress ...


Starfleet braid pattern as seen on a 3rd Season Command tunic ...


A TOS screenshot of Kirk with good braid definition ...


Starfleet Commodore braid ...

As seen in the 2nd Season episode "The Doomsday Machine" ...

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Christies Final Sales Prices - 40 Years Of Star Trek Auction

Presented below is a complete listing of the final prices realized for the 1000 lots of Star Trek memorabilia sold by Christie's auction house at their historic 40 Years of Star Trek auction held at Rockefeller Center, New York on October 5-7, 2006. The information displayed for each item includes Lot Number, Description, Pre-Sale Estimate and Final Price (including buyers premium). For a detailed photogallery of the memorabilia as it was displayed during the Public Viewings prior to the sale, readers are referred to an earlier article on this website; viewable at: http://startrekpropauthority.blogspot.com/2008/10/christies-40-years-of-star-trek-auction.html The 10 most expensive lots in this auction are summarized in the first listing. The total revenue generated by this sale was $7,107,040.