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

Monday, September 21, 2015

Prop Store of London - September 23, 2015 Live Auction - Star Trek Preview

On Wednesday, September 23rd at 2:00 pm GMT+1, Prop Store of London's "Treasures from the World of Film & Television" entertainment memorabilia auction will commence at the ODEON BFI IMAX theatres in Waterloo, London, England.  A total of 30 lots of Star Trek memorabilia will be featured in the sale; forming a very impressive offering of screen used and production related artifacts from across the franchise.

Highlights from TOS include a USS Enterprise Bridge Chair, a beautiful Nichelle Nichols 2nd season Lt. Uhura red Starfleet dress, and a complete Leonard Nimoy 2nd season Mr. Spock Starfleet uniform that includes the blue velour sciences tunic with full braid and badge as well as the black duty trousers with sewn-in velcro strips for the attachment of hand props.  

Other noteworthy items in this exciting event include the 43.5" x 25.5" x 16.25" Ambassador-class starship filming miniature that served as the Enterprise C in the highly memorable TNG episode "Yesterday's Enterprise" (as well as other Federation vessels in both TNG and DS9);  an attractive prototype model miniature of the Earth Spacedock from Star Trek: The Search for Spock; Robert Beltran's EVA Suit from Star Trek: Voyager; a rare set of Jeri Ryan Seven of Nine foam rubber eye and hand Borg makeup appliances; a Jolene Blalock brown and grey catsuit from Star Trek: Enterprise; and a life sized Porthos puppet with its accompanying Sickbay medical quarantine chamber that was used in the memorable Star Trek: Enterprise episode "A Night In Sickbay".

Interested bidders may sign up to participate live online in this exciting offering of Star Trek props, costumes and artwork directly on the Prop Store website at the following link: http://www.propstore.com/liveauction

Presented below are the original auction catalog photos and descriptions for some selected lots of Trek memorabilia to be sold during this event ...