Star Trek Original Series Question

[saberdance]

Hello all. I was wondering if anyone could tell me about the chairs on the Original Series Enterprise. You know the blue/gray swivel chairs everyone except Kirk uses? Were they made by the studio or were they pre-existing? Anyone make replicas or do they ever come up on ebay. Any info including estimated going rate greatly appreciated
Cheers.

 

[Funky]

Someone will chime in with the actual name, but these were maufactured chairs from the 60's. There is some modification neccessary (like the triangles on the back) but easily modified. The pop up on eBay from time to time and yes, they are pricey. :eek

 

[SurferGeek]

Great discussion threads over at ASAP on them. Might have to dig around a bit...

http://p082.ezboard.com/fpropreplicasfrm100

I've seen them go for as little as $20 (depending on condition) and as much as $250-300 each.. :confused

 

[TOKI]

They are known as "Burke" chairs. As mentioned above the triangle patterns on the back were added as well as the leather high back.

And yes, they are pricey.

Arthur

 

[Funky]

"BURKE". That's it.

 

[SurferGeek]

I think they are Burke model 115.

Here's a direct link to one of the Burke discussions:
http://p082.ezboard.com/fpropreplicasfrm10...picID=221.topic

...and another:
http://p082.ezboard.com/fpropreplicasfrm10...picID=187.topic

 

[Sporak]

Burke sir?
No, I am sure it was Ivan Burkoff...

 

[saberdance]

Thanks guys. Now the hunt begins...

 

[saberdance]

Hi everyone. Now I have my Burke chair all painted up and have got the triangles on the back. Now I need to get hold of/make the cushion and back extension. Any advice where to start?

Thanks!

 

[Alan Castillo]

Id love to see some pics :thumbsup

 

[Vaderman]

Cool! I love that you stuck with it and got one.
There are the discussions on Trek specific boards, and you might also ask the folks who have made these for the fan films, there seem to be a lot of those and they all appear to have the correct chairs or casts of them.

A friend of mine got one, but it has the round base, so I am looking for someone to cast a base for him.
I'll let you know if I see any good tips on making the back.

 

[saberdance]

I'll try to get one up this week. Thanks for your interest! I'm not much of a pro with all this, but I'm proud of it so far.

 

[saberdance]

Here she is. It's a bit hard on Uhura's bum yet! Needs a cushion! Still, pretty pleased with it so far.

 

[saberdance]

Done!!

 

[charlie98210]

That chair looks really nice. Fantastic, even.

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

Very nice! A fine job recreating a classic.

 

[epilepticsquirl]

Great job! Nice to see a happy outcome to a 5.5 year endeavor :thumbsup

 

[DB537]

:thumbsup

 

[Banzai88]

That turned out great! Very clean design.

 

[Apollo]

Thats the way to stick with it!

Looks great!