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An initial notice on 6 July announced that personal items belonging to The public auction of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders would be put up for auction Sanders’s personal items took place in Shelbyville Shelbyville, Kentucky on 28 July. A later report Building on the day of earlier notice, the sale detailed the auction, listing items such as Sanders’s signature featured his black bow tie, a pressure cooker, watches, an original cash register, cutlery set, a 1966 pressure‑frying patent, a bust sculpted by his daughter, and the former 5,000‑square‑foot home Blackwood Hall. Hall and the Claudia Sanders Dinner House. The Menish Group handled Group, represented by Bill Menish, managed the sale, with event; online pre‑bidding concluding concluded before a live, in‑person auction. Sealed auction, and sealed bids for the property were accepted through the following Friday, and Friday. The most valuable lot, a 1964 leather‑bound planner listing the famed 11 herbs and spices, fetched $30,000. The iconic black bow tie already attracted online bids exceeding sold for $8,000, with a second bow tie fetching just over $2,000. Auctioneer Jonathan Klunk noted the bow tie’s clip‑on design, a little‑known detail about Sanders’s attire. Bidders from around the world participated, reflecting the lasting legacy of the Colonel’s brand.