Original Prop Blog publishes articles and features focusing on news, research, opinion/editorials, information, trends, issues, reviews, investigations, interviews, debate, and other content related to celebrating, purchasing, selling, collecting, authenticating, and archiving original props, wardrobe, and other popular culture artifacts from film and television. The Original Prop Blog was created as a periodical news publication to benefit and serve the public interests of the hobby by advocating for original prop and memorabilia collectors/hobbyists/consumers/archivists as well as reporting on the hobby at large.
Original Prop Blog Objectives:
- To report on and/or explore topics, ideas, issues, and current events that are important and of relevance to the hobby and other issues in the public interest
- To encourage debate, discussion, and exploration of those topics, ideas, issues, and events
- To create, build, and share an archive of organized and accessible free information and resources for collectors
- To advocate for collectors/hobbyists/consumers in a challenging marketplace
- To share opinions related to dealers, vendors, auction houses, and other “for sale” or acquisition outlets/resources
- To introduce, debate, shape, discuss, and evolve concepts related to provenance, authenticity, and associated standards and expectations
- To discourage anonymity and promote open and notorious use of one’s real identity in the community
- To bring greater awareness of the hobby to the general public
- To help other collectors become more discerning in collecting and archiving original and historical artifacts from film and television, as caretakers of these important pieces of our popular culture
More, some of the following principles guide content and topics:
- It is productive to be open and transparent whenever possible
- It is appropriate to discuss and debate items offered for sale in the marketplace and to subject those pieces to public scrutiny
- It is appropriate to discuss and debate individuals/companies that have offered for sale, sold, and/or authenticated memorabilia, as well as their statements, assessments, and conclusions as to authenticity
- Every item is considered “inconclusive” until proven to be either “authentic” or “inauthentic”; if neither can be proven, the item remains “inconclusive”
I hope that whoever happens upon this site finds it to be of some value, and I invite and encourage readers to respond to the articles either publicly (register here) or to contact me privately to discuss.
Jason De Bord
President & Editor in Chief
Original Prop Blog