$3,840
A set of molds used to create Vulcan and/or Romulan ear appliances from the original Star Trek series (Desilu Productions, 1966-1969). Wah Chang was one of the principal artists and designers on Star Trek. He is credited for his work in creating the iconic tricorder and communicator props used in the beloved and groundbreaking 1960s sci-fi television series. Chang worked on a number of film and television productions and later in life moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea in California and created wildlife sculptures. In 1969, following the cancellation of the series, Chang gifted this set of Vulcan/Romulan ear molds, a set of Vulcan/Romulan ear appliances, as well as three original scripts and a communicator prop to his nephew by marriage (13 years old at the time). His nephew sold the communicator in 1970, and two of the three screenplays were stolen from a display at a Star Trek convention in Houston in the mid-1970s. Unfortunately, the original ear appliances have not survived the test of time and are at this point degraded to a powder-like substance in the solid set of molds used to create them more than 50 years ago. Based on the “M LEONARD” etching made into the mold, we believe it is most likely that these ear molds were used to make ear appliances for Mark Lenard. Though the etching is an incorrect spelling of his last name (“Leonard” instead of “Lenard”), this can be explained in that perhaps there was confusion due to the familiar spelling of Leonard Nimoy’s first name, with
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2016-09-23
