Presented below are some detailed images of a 16" x 10" x 3" TOS-style Engineering Ray Generator Tool that was featured in the celebrated Deep Space Nine 5th season episode
"Trials and Tribble-ations" (airdate: November 4, 1996); which was
created as a special 30th anniversary tribute to the Original Series.
"Trials and Tribble-ations" featured many highly enjoyable special
effects scenes in which the DS9 actors were inserted into TOS footage
from "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode and were seen to interact with
the crew and the events of that Original Series adventure; while
undertaking a time travel mission into their past.
Constructed of resin and fiberglass, this hand prop contains three protuding scanner heads on top, with a functional (lighted) front screen, a single working red button and three switches. Depressing the red button on the device's face activates a series of sequencing LEDs underneath the front screen. This Ray Generator was part of the collection of Star Trek Propmaster Joe Longo, and was recently on display in the Tropical Room at the Rio
Suites Hotel in
Las Vegas, Nevada during the Creation Official 2015 Star Trek
Convention; where it was offered as Lot 105 in the Propworx Star Trek
Auction VI event that took place live from the floor of the Rio on
Sunday, August 9th. It realized an impressive final sales price of $9,440 (including an 18% buyers premium).
