Thousands Of Props From ‘Mad Men’ Are Going Up For Auction If You’re Looking For Some New Suits
If you wish to possess pyjamas worn by Jon Hamm, now's your chance.
The end of Mad Men in May has left a Sterling/Cooper/Draper/Pryce-sized hole in plenty of hearts, even if it means Jon Hamm is now free to showcase his karate skills full-time.
But the vast amounts of junk Mad Men used to give its sets that 1960s New York feel is still kicking around, and a massive catalogue of it has just been released online as part of an auction that’s going live on the weekend.
Almost 1,400 items are listed, covering everything from ‘Pete’s Comb’ to ‘Joan’s Orange Tray’, so if you’re quick you have a genuine chance of snagging some tiny bit of Mad Men nostalgia.
The starting bid for most items looks to be $50, but since this is an auction you’ll no doubt end up paying slightly more for, say, Roger Sterling’s collection of impeccable suits:
All they’re missing is an estranged father/daughter relationship and a glass of Scotch.
There’s far more male clothing than there is female; for some reason all the incredible outfits of Joan and Peggy don’t feature, although their shoes do.
If, for reasons entirely of your own, you would like to wear Don Draper’s pyjamas or dressing gown, you can do that too:
These look less attractive without a Jon Hamm inside them.
There’s also something labelled as ‘Don and Megan’s Bun Warmer’, which looks a lot more wholesome than the name implies:
If you need your buns warmed, you’ve come to the right auction.
That said, there are some genuinely iconic pieces of memorabilia too — I couldn’t find Peggy’s octopus painting, but Ken’s eyepatch is there, as is Don’s office ice bucket, cocktail glasses, and serving tray.
And Don’s open letter to Big Tobacco in the New York Times is pretty fucking cool:
But all eyes will be on the greatest prize of all — Peggy’s Drinking Happy Bird.
The description reads, and this is true: “Peggy seemed enthralled watching this screen-used Drinking Happy Bird in the fifth episode of season four. I mean, look at it … hard to not be entertained.”
You’re absolutely right, Screenbid intern. You’re absolutely right.
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