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

Sunday, March 14, 2021

The Prop Block March 13, 2021 Entertainment Memorabilia Auction - Star Trek Results

Presented below is the complete set of final prices realized for the 23 lots of Star Trek memorabilia that were offered in The Prop Block's spring 2021 Entertainment Memorabilia auction; which concluded yesterday afternoon in a live online bidding session at icollector.com.

The highest selling Star Trek item in the sale was Lot Number 155B, the Enterprise-E Bridge Engineering LCARS from Star Trek: First Contact, which realized a final price of $3,075 (including a 23% buyers premium.)  A Star Trek: Feature Films Starfleet Emblem sold for $1,968 and a Jeri Ryan 7 of 9 Blue Undersuit from Star Trek: Voyager changed hands for $1,476.  A pair of TOS U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Control Panel Buttons sold for a final price of $615.

The following results show both the high bids witnessed on the items as well as the 23% buyers premium.  Just click on any of the images below to view an enlarged version ...




 

Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Prop Block March 13, 2021 Entertainment Memorabilia Auction - Star Trek Preview

On Saturday, March 13th, 2019 at 10:00 am Pacific Time, the Henderson, Nevada based entertainment memorabilia dealer and auction house The Prop Block will host it's spring 2021 Entertainment Memorabilia Auction with a live, online bidding session on the icollector.com website.  Of the 274 total lots of Hollywood memorabilia featured in this sale, there are 23 lots from the Star Trek franchise - spanning The Original Series to Star Trek Beyond.  The highlights of the Trek offerings include a pair of TOS U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Control Panel Buttons, Gene Roddenberry's original 10 page Story Outline for the TOS 2nd season episode "I, Mudd", a large Enterprise-E Bridge Engineering LCARS panel from Star Trek: First Contact, a TNG  Starfleet Communications Badge and a Jeri Ryan blue undersuit worn beneath her Borg costume in one of her first appearances as 7 of 9 on Star Trek: Voyager.

Interested bidders may register to participate in the sale directly on the icollector.com website at this link: https://www.icollector.com/The-Prop-Block-2021-Entertainment-Memorabilia-Auction_as71505?fbclid=IwAR3KAqiOEUnek8ihd_jGHzfpC0vVg_XwywtjR17McSQ8VHz6ljdz1NWEaxQ&ps=100

Presented below are the original auction photos and descriptions for a selection of the Star Trek listings featured in this exciting March 13th event ...