Small Sculptures in Star Trek :TOS

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In the various crew cabins on Enterprise, small Modern Art/abstract/primitive sculptures or decorative items are seem.

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Note–Google just leads me to poorly-painted scenes from the TOS series, done by amateurs.

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Some references here

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Heh, makes me wonder if there are Prop Department Interns looking through garage sales and thrift stores for weird objects that they can flip upside-down and call alien artwork.

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There is an episode of Enterprise where I recognized one of the props in the doctor’s lab, it was a special edition glass oddly shaped Evian bottle repainted silver.

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This plasma disc gizmo sold by Hot Topic and others was used on several later Star Trek shows.

In action

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This plasma disc gizmo sold by Hot Topic and others was used on several later Star Trek shows.

In action

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Heh, I’ve seen that thing a few times in Trek episodes. It’s so obviously useless, just a jazzed up version of the Jacob’s Ladder that appears in every Frankenstein movie.

“Alive? But there’s no wires or tubes or that… that bzzzz thing.”

  • Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr (Steve Martin), The Man With Two Brains
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I have one of those things. Although the guy in the YouTube video doesn’t show it, when you touch the surface the ‘bolts’ follow your fingers (same as one of those Eye of the Storm plasma globes). They’ve been used in many scifi shows/movies. In *Star Trek *they’re probably most famous as being at the top of the Borg’s regeneration chambers…

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Sorry, but it doesn’t cover the items in Kirk’s cabin, in The Conscience of the King.

:frowning:

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Poking around a little, I found a thing or two:

The statue in this image (from the fan-made Star Trek Continues seems to be a good match for the one in Kirk’s cabin in “And the Children Shall Lead”. It’s one of the most recognizable items and shows up fairly often. You might contact the Star Trek Continues folks and ask what they used for references.

And you’ve probably seen this, but: Star Trek Prop, Costume & Auction Authority: Captain Kirk's Quarters on the Original Series U.S.S. Enterprise (The images aren’t that great, but at least give you an idea what to look for.)

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It’s all alien porn, tho. Just FYI.