Thread: Goodbye to Roy Rogers

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The Roy Rogers Museum has closed its doors forever.
Here is a partial listing of some of the items that were sold at auction...

Roy 's 1964 Bonneville sold for $254,500, it was estimated to sell between 100 and 150 thousand dollars.

His script book from the January 14,1953 episode of This Is Your Life sold for $10,000 (est. $800-$1,000)

A collection of signed baseballs (Pete Rose, Duke Snyder and other greats) sold for $3,750

A collection of signed bats (Yogi Berra, Enos Slaughter,Bob Feller, and others) sold for $2,750.

Trigger's saddle and bridle sold for $386,500 (est. 100-150K)

One of many of Roy 's shirts sold for $16,250 and one of his many cowboy hats sold for $17,500.

One set of boot spurs sold for $10,625. (He never used a set of spurs on Trigger.)

A life size shooting gallery sold for $27,500.

Various chandeliers sold from $6,875 to $20,000. Very unique and artistic in their western style.

A signed photograph by Don Larsen taken during his perfect game in the world series against the Dodgers on Oct.8, 1953, along with a signed baseball to Roy from Don, sold for $2,500

Two fabulous limited edition BB guns in their original boxes with numerous photos of Roy, Dale, Gabby, and Pat sold for $3,750.
A collection of memorabilia from his shows entertaining the troops in Vietnam sold for $938. I never knew he was there. His flight jacket sold for $7,500.

His set of dinner ware plates and silverware sold for $11,875. The Bible they used at the dinner table every night sold for $8,750.

One of several of his guitars sold for $27,500.

Nellybelle sold for $116,500.

A fabulous painting of Roy, Dale, Pat, Buttermilk, Trigger, and Bullet sold for $10,625.

One of several sets of movie posters sold for $18,750.

A black and white photograph of Gene Autry with a touching inscription from Gene to Roy sold for $17,500.

A Republic Productions Poster bearing many autographs of the people that played in Roy's movies sold for $11,875.

Dale's horse, Buttermilk (whose history is very interesting) sold below the presale estimate for $25,000. (est. 30-40K)

Bullet sold for $35,000 (est. 10-15K). He was their real pet.

Dale's parade saddle, estimated to sell between 20-30K, sold for $104,500.

One of many pairs of Roy's boots sold for $21,250.

Trigger sold for $266,500.

Do you remember the 1938 movie The Adventures of Robinhood with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland? Well Olivia rode Trigger in that movie. Trigger was bred on a farm co-owned by Bing Crosby. Roy bought Trigger on a time payment plan for $2,500. Roy and Trigger made 188 movies together. Trigger even out did Bob Hope by winning an Oscar in the movie Son of Paleface in 1953.

It is extremely sad to see this era lost forever. Despite the fact that Gene and Roy's movies, as well as those of other great characters, can be bought or rented for viewing, today's kids would rather spend their time playing video games. Today it takes a very special pair of parents to raise their kids with the right values and morals. These were the great heroes of our childhood, and they did teach us right from wrong, and how to have and show respect for each other and the animals that share this earth.

You and I were born at the right time. We were able to grow up with these great people even if we never met them. In their own way they taught us patriotism and honor, we learned that lying and cheating were bad, and sex wasn't as important as love. We learned how to suffer through disappointment and failure and work through it. Our lives were drug free.

So it's good-bye to Roy and Dale, Gene and Hoppy, The Lone Ranger and Tonto. Farewell to Sky King and Superman and Sgt. Friday. Thanks to Capt.. Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers and Capt. Noah and all those people whose lives touched ours, and made them better.

It was a great ride through childhood.

Got to agree, for the most part.
I see mindless atomatons wandering through the grocery stores poking away at their little cell phones and sending one word communiques to their like minded friends on the other end.
We've become the "Borg".

Don't forget Lassie, Flipper and Bonanza!!!

I've said it a million times, I wouldn't trade growing up in that time period for all the tea in China. I'm sure each generation feels that way, but that really was a different, special time.

Don

it`s a little known fact that roy hated cats .. this little story relates why ..

Roy had a brand new pair of shoes. He goes to visit his friend. Being polite, he
removed his shoes and leaves them at the door. While visiting with his friend,
the friend cat discovers Roys new shoes, likes the smell and proceeds to chew
them up. Roy goes ballistic. The friend, feeling very bad, has a dilemma: he has
two cats. One of the cats enters the room at that moment. The friend then asks:
(>Pardon me Roy, is that the cat that chewed your new shoes?)

Happy Trails to you

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaq...-and-ha_travel

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I've said it a million times, I wouldn't trade growing up in that time period for all the tea in China. I'm sure each generation feels that way, but that really was a different, special time.

Don

DITTO

I was pleased to see that many of the items went for way more than the "experts" thought that they would

Cowboy Life in Heaven is going to be much more fun now !

Originally Posted by MelloYello

DITTO

I was pleased to see that many of the items went for way more than the "experts" thought that they would

Cowboy Life in Heaven is going to be much more fun now !

I wonder how many of those items went to other museums and how many were purchased by private collectors. I never realized he was such a baseball fan or that Trigger had won an Oscar.

More news for Roy Rogers fans.

If you are fortunate enuff to have RFDTV on your TV Provider then I've got good news for you. They have recently started showing old Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes full length movies at various random times (check you local listings) The program is called "Roy Rogers Happy Trails Theater".

Yes, Late forties, early fifties were absolutely magical times!

Roy loved fast cars and raced at Bonneville a few times.

Here he is on the salt with his Chrysler wagon.

Mick