The Franklin Mint, an American company founded in 1964 in Wawa, Pennsylvania by Joseph Segel, markets an extensive array of collectibles based on a wide variety of subjects and licensed properties.
Following a series of changes in ownership over the decades, the company's remaining assets were most recently acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), a US holding company, in July 2020.
Star Trek releases[]
Over a number of years, The Franklin Mint produced a large quantity of licensed Star Trek products, including collectible plates, pewter figures, dioramas, tankards, clocks, belt buckles, jewelry, ceramic mugs, coins, games, and starship miniatures.
Limited edition starships[]
- The Starship Enterprise 25th Anniversary Edition – USS Enterprise with painted exterior and opening bridge; 1991
- Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise – USS Enterprise-D with painted exterior and opening bridge; 1995
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 The Bronze Collector's Edition – USS Enterprise limited edition artwork signed by Matt Jefferies; 1996
- The Starship Enterprise Gold Millennium Edition – USS Enterprise limited edition of 2247 with gold-plated exterior; 1999
Limited edition pewter starships[]
- Cardassian Warship Galor-Class – Galor-class; 1995
- Deep Space Nine Space Station – Deep Space 9; 1994
- Enterprise NX-01 – Enterprise NX-01; 2002
- Excelsior – USS Excelsior; 1993
- Ferengi Marauder – D'Kora-class; 1992
- Shuttlecraft Galileo II – Galileo II shuttlecraft; 1994
- Klingon Cruiser – D7-class; 1989
- Romulan Bird Of Prey Cruiser – Bird-of-Prey; 1990
- Romulan War Bird – D'deridex-class; 1992
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Bird Of Prey – Klingon Bird-of-Prey; 1992
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Three Nacelle USS Enterprise – Future USS Enterprise-D; 1996
- Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise – USS Enterprise-D; 1991
- The Borg Designation Type II – Borg type 03; 1995
- The Starship Enterprise – USS Enterprise; 1988
- USS Defiant NX-74205 – USS Defiant; 1997
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A – USS Enterprise-A; 1997
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E – USS Enterprise-E; 1997
- USS Rio Grande NCC-72452 – USS Rio Grande runabout; 1997
- USS Stargazer NCC-2893 – USS Stargazer; 1993
- USS Voyager – USS Voyager; 1995
- Zefram Cochrane's Phoenix – Phoenix – limited edition signed by John Eaves; 2001
- Beyond The Final Frontier – 1990
Solid Sterling Silver Starships Collection[]
1993
- Cardassian Galor Class Cruiser – Galor-class
- Deep Space Nine – Deep Space 9
- Ferengi Marauder – D'Kora-class
- Klingon Bird of Prey – Bird-of-Prey
- Klingon Cruiser – D7-class
- Romulan Bird of Prey – Bird-of-Prey
- Romulan Warbird – D'deridex-class
- Shuttlecraft Galileo – Galileo
- USS Enterprise – USS Enterprise
- USS Enterprise Star Trek: The Next Generation – USS Enterprise-D
- USS Excelsior – USS Excelsior
- USS Stargazer – USS Stargazer
- Display case for twelve starship miniatures
Starship commissioning plaques[]
- USS Defiant NX-74205 Official Commissioning Plaque – 1997
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Official Commissioning Plaque – 1997
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Official Commissioning Plaque – 1994
- USS Voyager NCC-74656 Official Commissioning Plaque – 1996
Classic Episode Dioramas[]
- The City on the Edge of Forever[!] – Kirk, Spock, and McCoy with the Guardian of Forever; 1992
- The Trouble with Tribbles[!] – Bridge scene with Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and tribbles; 1994
Official Collector's Pocket Watches[]
Accessories include a chain, hang tag, and leather pouch:
- Borg Cube – Borg Collective logo exterior with Borg cube clock face; 2000
- Klingon Bird Of Prey – Klingon Empire trefoil logo exterior with Klingon Bird-of-Prey clock face; 2000
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701 – TOS-era Starfleet logo exterior with USS Enterprise (refit) clock face; 1999
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D – TNG-era Starfleet logo exterior, USS Enterprise-D clock face; 2000
- Pocket Watch Holder – decorated with USS Enterprise miniature
Armor Of The Galaxy Collection[]
1998
- Armor Of The Borg – Bust of Borg armor
- Armor Of The Cardassian – Bust of Cardassian armor
- Armor Of The Hunter – Bust of Hunter armor
- Armor Of The Jem'hadar – Bust of Jem'Hadar armor
- Armor Of The Klingon – Bust of Klingon armor
- Armor Of The Romulan – Bust of Romulan armor
Gaming[]
- Star Trek Tridimensional Chess Set; 1993
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Tridimensional Chess Set; 1995
- Star Trek 50th Anniversary Tridimensional Chess Set; 2016 (re-release of 1993 set)
- Star Trek Commemorative Checker Set – Star Trek (TOS) checkers set with gold and silver game pieces; 1993
- Star Trek Commemorative Chess Set – Star Trek (TOS) chess set with gold, silver, and crystal game pieces; 1991
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Commemorative Checker Set – Star Trek: TNG checkers set with gold and silver game pieces; 1995
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Commemorative Chess Set – Star Trek: TNG chess set with gold, silver, and crystal game pieces; 1995
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Senior Officer's Poker Set – 1997
Star Trek Insignia Collection[]
Collection 1[]
1992
- Captain's Bar – Starfleet Captain insignia (late 2270s – 2350s)
- Commander Pin – Starfleet Commander insignia (late 2270s – 2350s)
- Ferengi Insignia – Ferengi Alliance insignia
- Klingon Empire Insignia – Klingon Empire trefoil insignia
- Romulan Bird of Prey Insignia – Romulan Star Empire insignia
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Communicator – Starfleet combadge (2370s)
- Starfleet Flag Admiral – Starfleet Admiral pin (late 2270s – 2350s)
- Starfleet Officer's Bar – Starfleet insignia (late 2270s-2340s)
- United Federation of Planets Pennant – United Federation of Planets pennant
- United Federation of Planets Seal – United Federation of Planets seal
- USS Enterprise Command Insignia – USS Enterprise Command division insignia (TOS)
- Vulcan IDIC – Vulcan IDIC
- Display case for twelve insignia
Collection 2[]
1995
- Arkaria Emblem – Arkaria emblem
- Bajoran Armed Forces – Bajoran Militia logo
- Bajoran Emblem – Bajoran emblem
- Cardassian Emblem – Cardassian Union emblem
- Engineering Insignia – USS Enterprise Operations division insignia (TOS)
- Galaxy Class Development – Galaxy Class Starship Development Project logo
- Iyaaran Emblem – Iyaaran emblem
- Mercenary Symbol – Baran's mercenary ship symbol
- Sciences Insignia – USS Enterprise Sciences division insignia (TOS)
- Starfleet Academy – Starfleet Academy emblem (2368)
- The Symbol Of The Borg – Borg Collective symbol
- Tyran Logo – Tyran logo
- Display case for twelve insignia
Limited edition dioramas[]
- All Good Things...[!] – three USS Enterprise-Ds converge inside an anti-time eruption
- Encounter at Farpoint[!] – Q overlooking USS Enterprise-D and Farpoint Station; 1998
- Klingon Encounter – Klingon D7 Battle Cruiser and USS Enterprise; 1996
- Resistance Is Futile – USS Enterprise-D battles a Borg cube
- Romulan Bird of Prey – Romulan Bird-of-Prey over planet; 1996
- Shuttlecraft Galileo II – Galileo II landed on planet; 1995
- Space Station K-7 – Deep Space Station K-7 and USS Enterprise; 1996
- The Motion Picture – USS Enterprise (refit) inside V'Ger; 1997
- The Wrath of Khan – USS Reliant and USS Enterprise (refit) near Regula I; 1996
- The Search For Spock – Spacedock and USS Enterprise (refit); 1996
- The Voyage Home – HMS Bounty over Golden Gate Bridge; 1996
- The Final Frontier – USS Enterprise-A approaching Sha Ka Ree; 1997
- The Undiscovered Country – USS Enterprise-A and USS Excelsior destroying Chang's Bird-of-Prey; 1996
- First Contact – USS Enterprise-E battling Borg sphere and cube above Earth; 1998
- Insurrection – Son'a shuttle attacks the Ba'ku village
- SS Botany Bay – SS Botany Bay and USS Enterprise; 1996
- USS Enterprise – USS Enterprise in asteroid belt; 1994
- Unification – USS Enterprise-D encounters a Romulan warbird; 1999
- Yesterday's Enterprise[!] – USS Enterprise-C meets the USS Enterprise-D by a temporal rift; 1999
Official Intergalactic Commemorative Coin Collection[]
1993
- Aldean coin
- Angosian coin
- Borg coin
- Cardassian coin
- Ferengi coin
- Klingon coin
- Providers of Triskelion coin
- Romulan coin
- Starfleet Command coin
- Talarian coin
- United Federation of Planets coin
- Vulcan coin
- Display case for twelve coins
Galaxy Globes[]
- "The Immunity Syndrome"; 1993
- "The Tholian Web"; 1993
- USS Enterprise-D Special Commemorative Edition 1987-1994; 1994
Other Star Trek items[]
- Beyond The Final Frontier – lithograph (limited edition of 950); 1996
- Crystal and Porcelain USS Enterprise
- Crystal USS Enterprise
- Encounter At Farpoint plate – engraved pewter plate; 1997
- Official Klingon D'k tahg Crystal Edition – Klingon D'k tahg knife replica with display case; 1996
- Star Trek Phaser – TOS-era Type 2 phaser pistol replica; 1996
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Klingon Disruptor – TNG-era Klingon disruptor replica; 1996
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Phaser – TNG-era Type 2 phaser; 1996
- USS Enterprise Captain's Lamp
Background information[]
Interactions with Star Trek productions[]
In the episode "Peak Performance", Michael Dorn's Worf character kept a metallic model of a D7-class Klingon battle cruiser in his quarters. This model was used again as a background prop in Drafting Room 5 on Mars Station in the "Booby Trap" episode. The model was actually an unmodified nine-inch 1989 evaluation prototype from The Franklin Mint's pewter Star Trek starships line.
Wil Wheaton's Wesley Crusher character kept a metallic model of a Constitution-class vessel in his room at the Starfleet Academy campus in "The First Duty". This model was actually an unmodified ten-inch pewter USS Enterprise model (#810) released by The Franklin Mint in 1988.
In "The Visitor", Tony Todd portrayed an elderly Jake Sisko who existed in alternate reality's mid-25th century. A Franklin Mint Deep Space 9 model can be seen as a set decoration in the living room of Jake's Louisiana home.
The Franklin Mint's "Zefram Cochrane's Phoenix" pewter replica was utilized in three episodes as display models seen in Admiral Maxwell Forrest's office. The Phoenix also appeared as one of Travis Mayweather's childhood models which were kept aboard the ECS Horizon.
See also[]
External links[]
- FranklinMint.com – official website
- Franklin Mint at Wikipedia