STAR TREK: ENT “STARFLEET TEST TUBE READER” FROM “A NIGHT IN SICKBAY”

A Starfleet test tube reader featured in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode, “A Night in Sickbay” in which “Captain Archer’s” (Scott Bakula) dog, “Porthos” (Breezy) under went life saving surgery. The device is made of resin with seven faux test tubes along its length. A switch on the bottom turns the device on and lights a white LED light on the front. A button underneath the light activates an internal mechanism that turns off the white light and activates a blue light beside it. At the same time the second test tube from the front “empties” by having the inner plastic tube sink into the base. A metal wand with a black rubber tip is inserted into a hole in the base marked “load” to push the tube contents back up and a button marked “reset” resets the lights. Due to time and use the inner paper (usually used to create tube filling) was removed and the cap of the active test tube lost to time. In order to show the effects of the tube “emptying”, green paper was inserted by the Star Trek Auction team but can be easily removed with the wand. Attached on each side of the device are red Starfleet medical labels. Measures approx. 7 ¼ x 2 ¾ x 3 ¼ inches.