2 3 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION DATE ONLINE BIDDING Sunday August 18, 2019 Online bidding is handled through our partner, Live Auctioneers and can be accessed through www.liveauctioneers.com PROPWORX, INC. CEO REGISTRATION Alec Peters Registration for the auction takes place online at TELEPHONE www.liveauctioneers.com 404.918.1701 ESTIMATES OFFICE ADDRESS Each entry in the catalog contains a price range which reflects the 248 East Crogan Street, # 301 opinion of the Propworx staff as to the price expected to be realized 4 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 at auction. 5 SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGN These are based upon prices recently paid for comparable items, Damaris Degen condition, rarity, quality, and provenance. Estimates are subject to revision and do not include buyer‘s premium or sales tax PHOTOGRAPHY Dennys Illic RESERVES WEBSITE There are no reserves for this auction unless noted otherwise www.propworx.com E-MAIL [email protected] ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD It has been 13 years since that fateful day in Octo- Thanks to Damaris Degen, who has designed every cat- ber 2006, when I stood outside Christie’s New York alog since Iron-Man, giving Propworx the well deserved location waiting to be let into the first of 3 days of the reputation of the best auction catalogs in the galaxy. She Christie’s Star Trek auction. I stood in line, and started is also the mother the two most amazing boys in the world, If there is one thing I have learned, it is that one costume I didn’t get that I really wanted, nances, part of the goal of this auction is to all the wonderful props & costumes you can and how my good friend Jack had nudged resurrect the museum in a form that can en- making friends. The first of them was Dana Hammon- who put “stuff” in perspective. own, do not make you happy. It is just stuff. me into bidding at a price I realized was way dure. But more on that shortly… tree. Dana and I have now been friends for 13 years And as my Mom always says “You can’t take above my budget. We still laugh about that and Dana is always a resource for me, giving me his Thanks to my two best friends in the prop collecting hobby, it with you.” and argue about whether I would pay that Thank you all for your support in this, the feedback on the business and marketplace. Since Jack Morrisey and Shannon Wendlick. Jack has, for 10 amount today. 10th year of Propworx. then it has been a wild ride as I got to turn my hobby years, been a stalwart friend, and my consigliere for all That may be a funny way to start an auction into a blog, then a forum, then a business in Propworx. things prop or movie related, as well as life in general. He 6 for iconic Star Trek props & costumes but I I do believe that being able to possess such 7 During that time, we have sold the collections of Doug keeps me sane and focused on what’s important. He is hope everyone keeps collecting in perspec- special pieces—props, costumes, etc.— Drexler, Mike & Denise Okuda, Joe Longo, Ronald B. a true friend. Shannon, who shared legendary times with tive. But I hope everyone keeps collecting in from this grand franchise allows each of us Moore, and Robert Blackman. We have done auctions me working on BSG and Stargate in Vancouver, is always perspective. The best times I have had in this to “own” a little piece of Star Trek itself, and for Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Iron Man, Iron Man there to remind me that the two BSG squadron plaques are hobby are interacting with the people who I to be able to look back at the various series share my collecting passion with, not buy- and feel connected to them in a completely 2, Kevin Smith, Caprica and Defying Gravity. awaiting a new home (but not yet!). ing stuff. On a daily basis my collection does different way. And there is a great satisfac- not bring me happiness, but the good times tion to that. I wish I could say that the 13 years was all positive, And thanks to Doug Drexler, who is a beacon of light. He I have had, and the friends I have made, do. but if there is one thing I learned, it is that the props is a person of unrelenting good, a man of impeccable char- And this catalog is dedicated to Michael acter, and someone who is a role model I will always strive brings out the worst in people. But despite having had Does that mean we shouldn’t collect? That Mangold and Devan Daniels, the founders to deal with the dark side of people I have trusted and to emulate, while fully knowing, I could never be as decent, collecting is merely a means to make friends? of the Trekcetera Museum. Their dedication supported, the good that has come out of this hobby honest, hard working and cheerful as Doug. No. But it does mean that collecting is a jour- to bringing Star Trek to all fans through their and business far outweighs the negative. And to those ney, and to quote Harry Kim, that makes it all museum, was a herculean feat. And while people I give my eternal gratitude. worth while. My favorite auction tale is of the they ultimately lost the museum due to fi- THE MEN BEHIND THE TREKCETERA MUSEUM while other items came directly from actors happened to own the costumes for those ac- we should be sharing this with the greater or from crew who worked on various produc- tors and approached the CPO to inquire as to public,” remarxs Michael. “At that time, I was tions. whether they would want their costumes on working as a flight attendant for the airlines display,” says Devan. After their meeting, it and Devan was an accounting technician for CREATING A MUSEUM was decided that an expanded array of vari- a chartered accountant in Calgary.” The idea to open a museum was born in ous Star Trek costumes would be displayed 2010 when Devan and Michael learned that Setting up the Trekcetera Museum involved throughout the entire lobby of the Jack Sing- the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra was a lot of research looking at what was done The first Trekcetera Museum in Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. The museum subsequently er concert hall in Calgary. moved to Drumheller, a major Canadian tourist destination due to the Royal Tyrel hosting an event called “The Music of Star elsewhere. “Michael and I had been to count- Museum of Paleontology the # 1 dinosaur museum in Canada. Trek.” It was a three-night event and was “It was the reaction of the fans to our cos- less museums over the year,” Devan remem- being hosted by two Star Trek actors. “We tumes that gave us the idea that perhaps bers, “and from these, we gained ideas of Calgary native Michael Mangold and Edmon- When the two men first met in 2004, Michael’s two years in order to collect the majority of what type of lighting used, what goes into 8 ton native Devan Daniels both spent their collection was already extensive. And as they our Star Trek items. During that time, we 9 a good layout, colors used to set the mood, childhoods in the 1960s watching television became close, Devan quickly developed his met many other collectors around the world types of carpeting, and of course signage during dinner with their families…and one of own passion for collecting. Devan’s first item through an online forum hosted by none oth- styles.” Michael adds, “But as a Star Trek fan those shows was, of course, Star Trek. As was a piece of jewelry (a silver cross) owned er than Alec Peters. After the auctions were having been to Star Trek: The Experience in they went through life, they continued follow- and worn by Cher. over, we maintained contact with the other Las Vegas, I saw other inspirations of what ing the various Star Trek TV series and mov- collectors and obtained additional items from we would like to bring to our own creation but ies along with various other genre produc- The two men continued to expand their col- them over time. Propworx, Alec’s company, on a lesser scale.” tions. “We really enjoyed science-fiction and lection, finding their greatest opportunity in was a great source for props and costumes the possibilities for the future,” says Devan. 2006 when CBS and Paramount decided to as Alec had extensive contacts with many of The final piece of the museum puzzle was auction off all their warehouses full of Star the people who worked on Star Trek, starting the clever name. “‘Trekcetera’,” says Devan, Michael had been collecting TV and movie Trek costumes and props that were all just with Doug Drexler. ” “expresses that we are indeed Star Trek but artifacts from the 1980s onward. The first au- taking up space collecting dust. with a whole lot of etcetera. But most impor- thentic item he ever acquired was a costume As the years went on, Michael and Devan tantly, we have a strong desire to share with for the character Da’an from the TV series “It was a dream come true,” says Michael. also added numerous non-Star Trek items to other fans what we ourselves like to see and Earth Final Conflict. “We participated in weekly auctions for over their collection.