KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ personal items, former home and restaurant up for auction
Summary
Personal items belonging to KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders, including his black bow tie, pressure cooker, former home, and a dinner house he opened, are being sold at a public auction in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The auction includes memorabilia, property, and rare items connected to Sanders and the origins of the KFC restaurant chain.Key Facts
- Colonel Harland Sanders’ personal belongings and properties are up for auction in Kentucky.
- The auction includes Sanders’ former home called Blackwood Hall and the Claudia Sanders Dinner House.
- Sanders founded the original Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant and made Shelbyville the first business headquarters in the late 1950s.
- He sold KFC in 1964 but remained the company’s brand ambassador.
- Items for sale include his pressure cooker, black bow tie, watches, cash register, cutlery, a bust made by his daughter, and a gas range.
- A personal 1964 planner with a handwritten recipe related to herbs and spices is part of the auction; it was involved in a past legal dispute over the secret KFC recipe.
- Online pre-bidding ends before an in-person live auction, and sealed bids are being accepted for the house and restaurant.
- The auction aims to reach a worldwide audience interested in Colonel Sanders memorabilia.
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