Burley Auction Group is holding an auction on October 22nd in Round Mountain, Texas to liquidate inventory from Moody Anderson and Terry Boothe’s “Texas Traders” movie prop warehouse. Auction partner AuctionZip boasts material from True Grit, Office Space, Dazed and Confused, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, other films. In fact, it is claimed that “Moody has supplied props to nearly every movie filmed in Texas over the past 30 years“, though real details about auction items and lots are sparse at this time.
More details can be found at www.AuctionZip.com:
Additional details can be found at www.BurleyAuction.com:
From the websites:
After 40 years & nearly 90 films, Moody Anderson & Terry Boothe are shutting down & auctioning off their Texas Traders movie prop inventory. Their vast collection is housed in a 16,000 sq. ft. warehouse FULL of movie props, antiques, rare & unusual oddities, & cool junk. The auction features items used in Lonesome Dove, True Grit, The Alamo, The Newton Boys, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Red Headed Stranger, Spy Kids, Selena, Varsity Blues, Office Space, Streets of Laredo, Honeysuckle Rose, Second Hand Lions, A Perfect World, & Others. Moody has supplied props to nearly every movie filmed in Texas over the past 30 years. Moody has provided props for so many movies, that in 2010 he was honored by the Austin Film Society for his contribution to the Texas film industry. And they have rented props to projects as far away as china. The auction will be held on site at the warehouse on the Boothe Ranch near Cypress Mill, Texas. Located just 35 miles from Austin & 15 Miles from Johnson City, Texas. Join us for a once in a lifetime auction of a HUGE warehouse full of movie props & set dressing, antiques, collectibles, oddities, cool & unusual things. Country Store Counters, Popcorn Vendor Carts, Gumball Machines, Coin Op Scales, Oil Cans, Signs, Vintage Beer Signs & Cans, Whiskey Bottles, Gold Mine Cart & Equipment, Safes, Antique Post Office Cage, & Mail Boxes, Wood Burning Stoves, Pot Belly Stoves, Large Oak Shoe Shine Stand, The front doors from “The Dry Bean Saloon” from Lonesome Dove, Laurie’s bed from Lonesome Dove, Redware Pottery from “The Alamo”, & Much More. A 16,000 sq. ft. warehouse FULL of antiques & cool and unusual stuff.
Plus a fine collection of antique firearms including A Volcanic Pistol, Rare Smith & Wesson Carbine, Colts & Winchesters, Spencer Buffalo Rifle, Civil War Spencer Carbine, Swords, Western Relics, Saddles, Spurs, Navajo Rugs & More. This is an auction you do not want to miss. Please make plans to join us, there will be no online catalog for this auction. Please email any questions to [email protected]. 10%BP TX#15184
PREVIEW: Friday October 21st 10:00AM-6:00PM & Saturday October 22nd 8:00AM until 10:00AM auction start. No Early Preview.
Per a news story by NBC affiliate KXAN, Moody Anderson is known as the “Junk Man”, and the video broadcast provides a tour of his warehouse:
Coen Brothers rely on “Junk Man”: kxan.com
Below is a trailer for a documentary about The Grove and Moody Anderson:
A print story about them was also published by the Austin Chronicle in 2000:
Jason DeBord