{"id":12460,"date":"2010-06-19T00:20:55","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T04:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=12460"},"modified":"2020-12-06T16:20:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T21:20:36","slug":"farnsworth-tv-museum-collection-auctioned-off-today-6192010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2010\/06\/19\/farnsworth-tv-museum-collection-auctioned-off-today-6192010\/","title":{"rendered":"Farnsworth TV Museum collection auctioned off today &#8211; 6\/19\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Download the flyer<\/p>\n<p>Press release from the Philo T. Farnsworth Television Museum:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Farnsworth TV Museum Collection Auctioned Off<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(AUBURN, IN. &#8211; June 15, 2010) &#8211; This Saturday the entire collection of the Philo T. Farnsworth Television Museum will go on the auction block. Auction goers will be able to bid on a large selection of television history including vintage televisions and radios, tubes, cameras, advertising, Farnsworth company documents and schematics, vintage local television and radio promotional items and a large collection of television pop culture items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What<\/strong>: Farnsworth Television History Museum Liquidation &#8211; see pictures of all items and bid online @  www.LittlejohnAuctions.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Saturday, June 19 bidding begins at 10am (doors open at 9am) Auction preview Friday 6\/18<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: Kruse World War II Victory Museum Auburn, Indiana off of I-69 (CR 11A)<\/p>\n<p><strong>How<\/strong>: Bidders can bid live or on line at www.LittlejohnAuctions.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why<\/strong>: The museum must move from its current location and while there has been some outside parties interested in housing the collection no suitable location was found. Consequently, Dr. Hofer has decided to liquidate his collection in the hope that the irreplaceable historical items will find owners appreciative of their pedigree and value.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/farnsworth006.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"A Farnsworth combination radio phonograph, recently acquired by The History Center. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f259f405c9aa735c19b4a139fe0c085f' data-image-id=\"5373\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/farnsworth006.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_farnsworth006.jpg\" data-title=\"Farnsworth combination radio phonograph\" data-description=\"A Farnsworth combination radio phonograph, recently acquired by The History Center. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Farnsworth combination radio phonograph\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Farnsworth combination radio phonograph\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5373\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_farnsworth006.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/talking-sidewalks\/56651.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Philo T. Farnsworth quote on downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana&#039;s Talking Sidewalks on Barr Street.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f259f405c9aa735c19b4a139fe0c085f' data-image-id=\"11674\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/talking-sidewalks\/56651.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/talking-sidewalks\/thumbs\/thumbs_56651.jpg\" data-title=\"Philo T. Farnsworth quote\" data-description=\"Philo T. 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