Replica Star Trek Phaser Prop
date: label: date made
content: after 1975
name: label: original designer
content: Jefferies, Matt
notes: label: Description
content: The <i<phaser</i>, a futuristic weapon seen in the science fiction television series, Star Trek (1966-1969), was originally created by Matt Jefferies, the show's production designer. Although Star Trek was cancelled after only three seasons, the series developed a passionate fan-base. Some fans went on to build their own props, inspired by what they saw in the show. Frequently called "garage kits", on account of their construction in small, non-factory settings, hobbyists would create and fabricate replica props for themselves, or in limited runs for other fans.
label: Description
content: This particular <i>phaser</i> is a fan-made replica, based on the drawings published in the 1975 edition of the Franz Joseph Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Television
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Joseph, Franz. Star Trek Starfleet Technical Manual
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Paul Arthur Scheeler
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0095.01
label: accession number
content: 1987.0095
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0095.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: phaser pistol
label: Object Type
content: replicas
label: Object Type
content: props
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint, enamel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 9 in x 2 in; 16.51 cm x 22.86 cm x 5.08 cm