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

Friday, July 25, 2014

Star Trek: TMP Costume and Makeup Test Photos

Some rare, and possibly unpublished, wardrobe department costume and makeup test photos from the production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) ...



















Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Star Trek: TMP Concept Art

Some breathtaking concept artwork created for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Paramount, 1979) by famed space artist Robert McCall, who served as Production Illustrator for the feature film ...
















An exciting early concept sketch of the walkway to V'ger, courtesy of my friend and fellow Star Trek collector James A. Brown of California ...




Saturday, July 12, 2014

ScreenUsed July 2014 Prop and Wardrobe Auction - Star Trek Results

Presented below is the complete set of final prices realized for the 58 lots of Star Trek memorabilia that were offered in the ScreenUsed Summer 2014 Movie Prop and Wardrobe Auction; which concluded earlier this afternoon in a live online bidding session at iCollector.com.

The highest price witnessed for a Star Trek item in the sale was $16,520 for a Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Starfleet Spacesuit worn by Paul Winfield as Captain Terrell.  Other highlights of the auction included a Star Trek: TNG Lt. Commander Data Starfleet uniform which realized $6,490, and a Star Trek: Voyager Hero Illuminating Starfleet Mark X Medical Tricorder with removable scanner that sold for $5,605.

All of the final values that follow reflect the high bids witnessed on the items as well as an 18% buyers premium ...