Not currently on display at the V&A

Star Trek

Action Figure
1974 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

hard vinyl figure, jointed at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees with metal screws
socket head, soft vinyl, brown with moulded black hair and facial features, orange mouth; hands will grip
leg from knee moulded black vinyl representing boots


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Figure
  • Jumper
  • Trousers
  • Weapons Belt
  • Gadget
TitleStar Trek (series title)
Materials and techniques
moulded plastic
Brief description
Star Trek Action Figure, Mego, Hong Kong, 1974

Star Trek Action Figure, Mego, Hong Kong, 1974

Star Trek Action Figure, Mego, Hong Kong, 1974

Star Trek Action Figure, Mego, Hong Kong, 1974

Star Trek Action Figure, Mego, Hong Kong, 1974
Physical description
hard vinyl figure, jointed at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees with metal screws
socket head, soft vinyl, brown with moulded black hair and facial features, orange mouth; hands will grip
leg from knee moulded black vinyl representing boots
Dimensions
  • Height: 7½in
  • Head height: 1¼in
  • Depth: 4¼in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • ©Mego Corp. Regd US Pat Off. Pat Pending Hong Kong MCMLXXI (upper back; moulded)
  • ©1974 Paramount Pic Corp (nape; moulded)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.658:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 8, 2000
Record URL
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