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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1999
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2015.0032.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Star Trek Captain Kirk as a gangster from "A Piece of the Action"
- LOCATION
- China
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cardboard box and synthetic figurine
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.0 cm
- Width
- 3.3 cm
- Height
- 14.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- China
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Purchased for the collection.
- Canada
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Taken from reference 1: Star Trek is one of the most influential science fiction franchises in history. The cast of original series included Canadians like William "Bill" Shatner (James Tiberius Kirk) and the late James Montgomery "Jimmy" Doohan (Montgomery "Scotty" Scott). The fan culture that grew around it spanned and continues to span all of Canada. Well known Canadians like Justin Pierre James Trudeau and the late John Gilbert "Jack" Layton are/ were fans. Back in the 1960s, interest was sufficiently high in Quebec to bring about the translation of the original series, around 1969 - with local actors. The Trekcetera Museum in Vulcan, Alberta, opened in 2013. - Function
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Unknown - Technical
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Taken from reference 1: Again, Star Trek is one of the most influential science fiction franchises in history. The fan culture that grew around it spanned and continues to span much of the globe. American fans were as diverse as Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra and Martin Luther King Jr. If truth be told, the Star Trek franchise played a crucial role in the professional and life choices of many individuals. In 2005, Discovery Channel Canada presented a two-hour documentary entitled “How William Shatner Changed the World” that contained several examples of this. The first African-American astronaut was a fan, as was the chief propulsion engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the senior astronomer and director of the Center for SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Research. One of the key people behind the invention of the cell phone was a Star Trek fan, as was the person behind one of the first home computers. Indeed, it was in part as a result of fan pressure that the first Space Shuttle was called Enterprise. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Print on front of box "[in logo] ENTERTAINMENT/ WIZARD/ GROUP/ WizardWorld.com". Upper right corner "Ages 4 and up". Other print reads "Toyfare/ Exclusive", "STAR TREK/ CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK/ as a gangster from/ A Piece of the Action", "Playmates", "WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD/ Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.". Top of box reads "Toyfare/ Exclusive", "STAR TREK/ CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK/ as a gangster from/ A Piece of the Action". Print repeated on both sides of box. Back of box "TOYFARE/ EXCLUSIVE" ,"GALACTIC GEAR:/ STARFLEET/ COMMUNICATOR/ STARFLEET/ ACTION BASE", "STAR TREK/ CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK/ as a gangster from/ A Piece of the Action". Below are 5 logos 1) Playmates; 2) Entertainment Wizard Group; 3) Paramount Toys; 4) Star Trek Continuum; 5) Star Trek Communicator. Bottom of box reads "TM, R & C 1999 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Star Trek and/ Related Marks are Trademarks of Paramount Pictures. Playmates Toys/ Inc., Authorized User. Conforms to Toy Safety Standards ASTM F963./ Volors, products and decorations may vary. PRODUCT OF CHINA./ PACKAGE PRINTED IN CHINA. Package Design C 1999 Playmates Toys/ Inc. Distributed by Playmates Toys Inc. 611 Anton Blvd., Suite 600/ Costa Mesa, CA 92626. ToyFare: The Toy Magazine TM & C 1999 Wizard/ Entertainment Group."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Captain Kirk action figure sealed in box. Synthetic multi-coloured action figure and multi-coloured cardboard box with clear synthetic window to see part of the action figure.
- Decoration
- Images of NCC-1701.
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