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

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

ScreenUsed - Mar. 15, 2014 - Movie Props and Wardrobe Auction - Star Trek Preview

The ScreenUsed Spring 2014 entertainment memorabilia auction is just several days away - scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 15th at 10:00 am PDT.  Amongst the items to be included in the event are a total of 28 Star Trek-related lots, which represent a noteworthy offering of screen used props and wardrobe items from the franchise.  Certainly the highlight of the Star Trek material is an exceptional William Shatner Admiral Kirk Class A Starfleet Uniform from Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - with its original patch, braid and biomonitor attached - that is being offered with an opening bid of $25,000 and was the focus of the last post featured on this website prior to this article.  Other significant Trek items in the sale include a set of TOS Starfleet uniform pants; a TOS gold mesh jumpsuit from the highly memorable 1st season episode "Space Seed"; a beautiful maroon Starfleet Officer's uniform worn by Kim Cattrall as Lt. Valeris in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; and an impressive Starfleet Medical Supplies Case from Star Trek: Enterprise that comes complete with an assortment of functional and static props such as defibrillators with strobing red lights, an illuminating medical scanner and various molded hyprosprays, scanners and multi-colored vials.   Additional examples of Starfleet uniforms - such as ones from TNG and Voyager - are also part of the auction; as well as a rare set of Star Trek: Voyager screen worn Tuvok Ears.  Interested bidders may sign up to participate live online at the following link:  http://www.icollector.com/ScreenUsed-Spring-2014-Auction_as29710

Presented below are the original auction catalog photos and descriptions for some of the highlights of the Star Trek memorabilia to be sold ...