TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars

ItsGreen · February 27 2013, 01:51 AM

A lady brought into the pawn shop some Star Trek props she thought were used in the show. She bought them at a garage sale and there was no provenance to their history. Johnny "the toy expert" stated they were not mass produced toys but could be props, but because there was no history on these items he said they could be sold only as "prop replicas" with a value of $700-800, they bought the 3 items for $500. Now I know these are not actual TV props, but does anyone know who the manufacturer is on these? and what they might acutally be worth?

TREK_GOD_1 · February 27 2013, 03:16 AM

YouTube has plenty of videos with detailed analysis of the Playmates and Art Asylum TOS landing party equipment. That said, at first glance, the items in the photos look like toys from either company, not any of the rough or "hero" props made for TOS.

Admiral Buzzkill · February 27 2013, 05:02 AM

The communicator looks like it could have been built up from the prop kits that were sold in the 1970s and early 80s by a guy who claimed his name was (no kidding) "James T. Kirk."

The phaser looks like a casting taken off of a very old small-run fan-made prop or prop kit - we saw a lot of those phasers with installed lights and that square red Radio Shack contact switch for a trigger.

Kamdan · February 27 2013, 05:34 AM

I saw this episode and I thought those props resembled something that you'd find at a convention in the 1970's. Even though they said they don't take scripts, I'd be very interested in that first draft script of Star Trek IV. That's probably the draft that had Eddie Murphy in it.

T'Girl · February 27 2013, 08:25 AM

Is that supposed to be Shatner's toupee?

TREK_GOD_1 · February 27 2013, 07:16 PM

T'Girl wrote:

Is that supposed to be Shatner's toupee?

Bonk, Bonk! Bad kid!

TREK_GOD_1 · February 27 2013, 07:26 PM

My Name Is Legion wrote:

The communicator looks like it could have been built up from the prop kits that were sold in the 1970s and early 80s by a guy who claimed his name was (no kidding) "James T. Kirk."

Good call...it has that rough look of amateur casting, much like the expensive Phasers sold at 70s cons.

I don't know how the TV show ended up, but the "experts" seemed to be spouting off, rather than being familiar with such a well known piece of TV history.

CaptainDave1701 · February 27 2013, 08:53 PM

I am sure that the members over at the RPF would know and be able to quickly identify them.

Sindatur · February 27 2013, 09:40 PM

T'Girl wrote:

Is that supposed to be Shatner's toupee?

Definitely not the one from the Movies

sbk1234 · March 4 2013, 12:50 AM

I hate to say it, but that communicator looks almost EXACTLY like a prop I bought at a convention in the mid-1980s. The lid was even slightly askew like the one in the photo. While I think it's a pretty good reproduction, I don't think it was used on the show. I know mine wasn't.

Maurice · March 4 2013, 01:10 AM

It's not really a "prop" if it wasn't used on a show. It's a replica.

GSchnitzer · March 4 2013, 02:52 AM

Maurice wrote:

It's not really a "prop" if it wasn't used on a show. It's a replica.

Well, I guess they have been used on the show Pawn Stars now.

Maurice · March 4 2013, 03:27 AM

GSchnitzer wrote:

Maurice wrote:

It's not really a "prop" if it wasn't used on a show. It's a replica.

Well, I guess they have been used on the show Pawn Stars now.

That hardly qualifies. lol

22 Stars · March 4 2013, 04:46 AM

That is fun, I am a huge Trek prop guy, and I was wondering when some stuff would show up on Pawn Stars!

sbk1234 · March 4 2013, 06:10 AM

Ok, "replica." point being, the one I have has never been in any production of Star Trek, as far as I know, and I don't think the one pictured above has, either.

February 27 2013, 01:51 AM	#1
ItsGreen Commander	TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars A lady brought into the pawn shop some Star Trek props she thought were used in the show. She bought them at a garage sale and there was no provenance to their history. Johnny "the toy expert" stated they were not mass produced toys but could be props, but because there was no history on these items he said they could be sold only as "prop replicas" with a value of $700-800, they bought the 3 items for $500. Now I know these are not actual TV props, but does anyone know who the manufacturer is on these? and what they might acutally be worth?

February 27 2013, 03:16 AM	#2
TREK_GOD_1 Captain Location: Delta Vega	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars YouTube has plenty of videos with detailed analysis of the Playmates and Art Asylum TOS landing party equipment. That said, at first glance, the items in the photos look like toys from either company, not any of the rough or "hero" props made for TOS. __________________ "...to be like God, you have the power to make the world anything you want it to be."

February 27 2013, 05:02 AM	#3
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars The communicator looks like it could have been built up from the prop kits that were sold in the 1970s and early 80s by a guy who claimed his name was (no kidding) "James T. Kirk." The phaser looks like a casting taken off of a very old small-run fan-made prop or prop kit - we saw a lot of those phasers with installed lights and that square red Radio Shack contact switch for a trigger. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

February 27 2013, 05:34 AM	#4
Kamdan Lieutenant Commander	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars I saw this episode and I thought those props resembled something that you'd find at a convention in the 1970's. Even though they said they don't take scripts, I'd be very interested in that first draft script of Star Trek IV. That's probably the draft that had Eddie Murphy in it.

February 27 2013, 08:25 AM	#5
T'Girl Vice Admiral	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars Is that supposed to be Shatner's toupee?

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February 27 2013, 08:53 PM	#8
CaptainDave1701 Lieutenant	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars I am sure that the members over at the RPF would know and be able to quickly identify them.

March 4 2013, 12:50 AM	#10
sbk1234 Rear Admiral Location: Los Angeles	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars I hate to say it, but that communicator looks almost EXACTLY like a prop I bought at a convention in the mid-1980s. The lid was even slightly askew like the one in the photo. While I think it's a pretty good reproduction, I don't think it was used on the show. I know mine wasn't. __________________ In all the history of the world, a riot has NEVER broken out at a Sci-Fi convention. "It's a fucking TV show!" - Gary Lockwood

March 4 2013, 01:10 AM	#11
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars It's not really a "prop" if it wasn't used on a show. It's a replica. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

March 4 2013, 04:46 AM	#14
22 Stars Commodore	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars That is fun, I am a huge Trek prop guy, and I was wondering when some stuff would show up on Pawn Stars!

March 4 2013, 06:10 AM	#15
sbk1234 Rear Admiral Location: Los Angeles	Re: TOS "Props" on Pawn Stars Ok, "replica." point being, the one I have has never been in any production of Star Trek, as far as I know, and I don't think the one pictured above has, either. __________________ In all the history of the world, a riot has NEVER broken out at a Sci-Fi convention. "It's a fucking TV show!" - Gary Lockwood