Archive · 28 Jul 2026
KFC Founder's Personal Items and Home Auctioned
Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, is having an auction for his personal items, his old house, and a restaurant he once owned.
This auction includes things like his pressure cooker, a black bow tie, and even his old house called Blackwood Hall.
People from all over the world are interested in buying these items.
The auction is happening online and in person, with the live auction on Tuesday and sealed bids for the house and restaurant until Friday.
One of the most interesting items is a planner from 1964 that has a handwritten recipe, which was once the subject of a lawsuit.
The highest bid so far is over USD 2,000 for his black bow tie.
KFC founder Colonel Sanders' personal items, former home, and restaurant are up for auction.
Items include a pressure cooker, black bow tie, personal watches, and a 1964 planner with a handwritten recipe.
The auction is conducted by The Menish Group and has attracted worldwide interest.
Live auction for memorabilia on Tuesday evening, sealed bids for the property until Friday.
Highest bid for the black bow tie is over USD 2,000.
- Who
- Harland Sanders (Colonel Sanders), founder of KFC
- What
- Auction of personal items, former home, and restaurant
- When
- Live auction on Tuesday evening, sealed bids until Friday
- Where
- Shelbyville, Kentucky
- Why
- To sell Sanders' memorabilia and properties to the highest bidders
Preservationists
Collectors
Purpose of Auction
Preservationists
Items should be preserved in a museum for public access.
Collectors
Auction allows collectors to own pieces of history.
- Auction Date
- Tuesday evening (live auction) and Friday (sealed bids)
- Location
- Shelbyville, Kentucky
- Notable Items
- Pressure cooker, black bow tie, personal watches, original cash register, cutlery set, bust sculpted by his daughter, commercial gas range, 1964 planner with handwritten recipe
- Highest Bid
- Over USD 2,000 for the black bow tie
- Auctioneer
- The Menish Group
- Property Size
- 5,000-square-foot (465 square-metre) home
