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Title: Roy Rogers Auction To Be Held This Week
Post by: shooter32 on July 13, 2010, 09:54:18 AM

   

Roy Rogers Auction To Be Held This Week
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 4:56 PM MDT Updated: Jul 11, 2010 9:03 PM MDT
Everything from cowboy boots to scripts, even Roy Rogers' faithful companion Trigger will be up for auction at Christie's in Manhattan.


NEW YORK -- All sorts of memorabilia from the singing cowboy hits the auction block this week.

Christie's in Manhattan is auctioning the items including Roy Rogers' faithful companion, Trigger. The preserved horse is expected to bring as much as $200,000.

Rogers' 1964 Bonneville convertible, with the gear shift replaced by silver pistols, is expected to draw over $100,000.

Guitars, cowboy boots and memorabilia from the Roy Rogers TV show will also be up for auction.

Trigger and many other items all came from the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans museum in Branson, Missouri that closed.

Evans was Rogers' wife. The two married on a ranch in Davis, Oklahoma on New Year's Eve 1947. Together they made more than a hundred movies and television appearances.

http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=12787965

Title: Re: Roy Rogers Auction To Be Held This Week
Post by: twyacht on July 13, 2010, 05:24:48 PM

Somewhere here in the DRTV archives, I think the state of the Roy Rogers museum, and pending auction was posted. I even think I replied having mega country singers/artists, contribute a fund to save it.

Very sad.

I hope the items, including Trigger, go to a good home. It's part of our American Heritage.

Title: Re: Roy Rogers Auction To Be Held This Week
Post by: tbug on July 15, 2010, 09:02:51 PM

Singer sewing machine went for $ 4,000.Cobbler tools went for $ 4,375.Trigger $266,000.00 +-.Nellybell the jeep $116,000.00+-.Go to Christies for details.

Title: Re: Roy Rogers Auction To Be Held This Week
Post by: m25operator on July 15, 2010, 10:40:38 PM

I truly don't know what to think,, I hope all the stuff, all went to good homes that appreciate these pieces of History and Americana. I don't have room for trigger, but the new owner, I hope does and appreciates what they now own.

Title: Re: Roy Rogers Auction To Be Held This Week
Post by: MikeBjerum on July 19, 2010, 09:32:38 AM

watching the ag markets this morning and saw an ad that RFDTV bought Trigger and Bullet.  I'm sure that they will both go in their theater in Branson very close t thoe old Roy Rogers museum.

Thursday at 10 pm RFDTV is having a program where they will discuss Roy Rogers programming.  I'm guessing RFDTV took a very big checkbook to Christie's!