Saturday, May 27, 2023

TV history for sale

 
 
There's a showbiz artifacts auction 
that closes in five days.
 
Up for sale:
David Letterman's skyline
Johnny Carson's set
The Cheers bar
Mr. Spock's ear tips
Edith and Archie Bunker's chairs
Lawrence Welk's baton
The latex Budweiser Frogs
A 1950 NBC studio camera
 
James Comisar began collecting
TV showbiz stuff in 1989
for a museum that never was.
 
Nearly 1,000 items are available,
a sweep of TV history from
Howdy Doody to The Sopranos.
All are pictured at
 
Above, that's the Flying Sub 
filming miniature from 
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 
(CBS TV, 1964-1968)...
Auction 7318 | Lot: 89108
Current Bid: $80,000
 
But you can buy bubblemaster
Lawrence Welk's baton
for about $300.
Adam West Batman
and Burt Ward Robin costumes 
ABC-TV 1966-68

Laugh-In's
Flying Fickle Finger of Fate 
NBC-TV 1967-73

Bids on items currently
range from $6 (title cards)
to $500,000 (Batman & Robin)

and you'll have to prove
you're not a robot.

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