KFC Founder Colonel Sanders' Signature Bow Tie and Personal Planner Sell at Auction

KFC founder Colonel Sanders' signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — KFC founder Colonel Sanders ‘ signature black bow tie, original cash register and dozens of other personal items sold Tuesday night in a public auction, while his former home and another restaurant he owned were up for…

Col. Sanders auction, with fried chicken recipe, Nixon letters, nets $300,000

Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland Sanders uses a pressure cooker. (Photo provided by the Menish Group)The auction of items from one of the most widely known Kentuckians — Colonel Harland Sanders — generated nearly $300,000 in sales. More than 500 bidders, both online and in person at the Claudia Sanders Dinner House in Shelbyville, participated in the Tuesday auction according to a press release from the auction house.  Sanders foun…

KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature bow tie and personal planner sell at auction

KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ signature black bow tie, original cash register and dozens of other personal items sold Tuesday night in a public auction, while his former home and another restaurant he owned were up for auction later in the week.