Thought this might be of interest. For those of us who grew up with Roy and Dale. Sad to see this happen. Cowboy Roy Rogers Sell Trigger? Say it isnt so! cid:[email protected] THE END OF AN ERA....... The Roy Rogers Museum in Branson , MO has closed its doors forever. The contents of the museum were sold at a public auction. Roy Rogers told his son, if the museum ever operates at a loss, close it and sell the contents. He complied. Note the follow-on article truly the end of an era. Here is a partial listing of some of the items that were sold at auction... Roy S 1964 Bonneville sold for $254,500, it was estimated to Sell between 100 and 150 thousand dollars. cid:[email protected] His script book from the January 14,1953 episode of This Is Your Life sold for $10,000 (EST. $800-$1,000). A collection of signed baseballs (Pete Rose, Duke Snyder and other greats) sold for $3,750. A collection of signed bats (Yogi Berra, Enos Slaughter, Bob Feller, and others) sold for $2,750. Triggers saddle and bridle sold for $386,500 (EST. 100-150 K). One of many of Roys shirts sold for $16,250 and one of his many cowboy hats sold for $17,500. cid:[email protected] One set of boot spurs sold for $10,625. (He never used a set of spurs on Trigger). Check out the spurs in the picture above??? A life size shooting gallery sold for $27,500. Various chandeliers sold from $6,875 to $20,000. Very unique and artistic in their western style. cid:[email protected] Roys first boots A signed photograph by Don Larsen taken during his perfect game in the world series against the Dodgers on Oct. 8, 1953, along with a signed baseball to Roy from Don, sold for $2,500. cid:[email protected] Two fabulous limited edition BB guns in their original boxes with numerous photos of Roy, Dale, Gabby, and Pat sold for $3,750. A collection of memorabilia from his shows entertaining the troops in Vietnam sold for $938. I never knew he was there. His flight jacket sold for $7,500. cid:[email protected] His set of dinner ware plates and silverware sold for $11,875. The Bible they used at the dinner table every night sold for $8,750. One of several of his guitars sold for $27,500. Nellybelle sold for $116,500. cid:[email protected] cid:[email protected] A fabulous painting of Roy, Dale, Pat, Buttermilk, Trigger, and Bullet sold for $10,625. One of several sets of movie posters sold for $18,750. A black and white photograph of Gene Autry with a touching inscription from Gene to Roy sold for $17,500. A Republic Productions poster bearing many autographs of the People that played in Roys movies sold for $11,875. Dales horse, Buttermilk (whose history is very interesting) sold below the presale estimate for $25,000. (EST. 30-40 K). cid:[email protected] Bullet sold for $35,000 (EST. 10-15 K). He was their real pet. Dales parade saddle, estimated to sell between 20-30 K, sold for $104,500. One of many pairs of Roys boots sold for $21,250. Trigger sold for $266,500. cid:[email protected]
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 18:59:57 +0000
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