The slogan for Jack White’s record label Third Man Records is “Your turntable’s not dead!” — which could also apply to plenty of the dozens of items the rock star is selling in his “Garage Sale” through Cincinnati auction house Everything But The House.

The collection ranges from garbage-picked antiques to White’s personal Tesla Model S, but there are a number of items that should pique the interest of rock fans — including the Framus acoustic guitar that was used in the White Stripes’ “We’re Going To Be Friends” music video, one of Meg White’s iconic peppermint-striped drum sets from the video for “The Hardest Button to Button,” and White’s blue St. Vincent-designed Ernie Ball guitar used on the Boarding House Reach tour, among others.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale will benefit Southwest Detroit’s Clark Park Coalition. The auction ends on July 30 at 7:30 p.m. Head over to Everything But The House to make an offer. Happy bidding!

Item details are provided by EBTH, from Third Man Records’ archivist Ben Blackwell.

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Jack White’s Framus 5/59 Sorella Archtop Redburst Electric Hollow Body Guitar “Purchased by Jack White in Auckland, New Zealand on the White Stripes first ever overseas tour in November 2000. Jack had his eyes on the guitar, but with the asking price of eight-hundred New Zealand dollars, he left the store without pulling the trigger. John Baker, promoter of the tour (and soon-to-become long-time White Stripes tour manager) said ‘The New Zealand dollar is really weak right now. You should go and offer him $600 for that guitar.’ With nothing to lose, Jack did just that and walked out the happy owner of this beautiful, redburst Framus Sorella model guitar with removable pickguard outfitted with pickups for electrification. Primarily serving as a backup (seldom used) during live shows, the guitar is most recognized for its use and appearance in the music video for “We’re Going To Be Friends.” Additionally, it is featured prominently in the 2001 White Blood Cells-era promo photo depicting Meg and Jack surrounded by a bevy of their red and white instruments. One time, roundabout March 2001 or thereabouts, at the end of a short string of shows I was helping the band load their equipment back into the house / headquarters at 1203 Ferdinand. For some long-forgotten reason, this guitar NEVER had a case. It was always just loose and unprotected. Anyways, carrying the thing with my left hand wrapped around the neck, close to the headstock, I manage to catch the neck joint of this Framus right on the door jamb. Put a decent crack into the thing. I’d goofed, big time. Jack looked at me and said “well, guess who’s not getting paid for this weekend?” Said crack in neck joint has since been repaired and while Jack’s resident guitar tech Dan Mancini has described the current state of the guitar as “rough shape but mostly working” it is worth stressing here…no other stage-used White Stripes guitar has ever been made available for sale. There’s a decent chance that none more ever will. Do NOT miss what might be your only opportunity ever to get your hands on a true piece of history from this iconic rock and roll band.” Credit: EBTH
Jack White Signed “Hand Springs” Vinyl with Cover Art Prop Springs “These thick gauge springs were discovered in Detroit by Jack White in the 1990s. Likely found in the garbage or an abandoned building, they were on display in White’s Southwest Detroit home for years, a theoretical art/design piece. Upon the release of the White Stripes song “Hand Springs” in the March 2000 issue of Multiball magazine, the cover image to the single depicts Meg White sitting next to one of these springs with a bowling ball placed upon it. An iconic piece of White Stripes cover art prop OR…if you just need to replace the shocks on your 1986 Trabant, these suckers will get the job done wonderfully. Springs come paired with a 2012 copy of the “Hand Springs” single autographed by Jack White.” Credit: EBTH
The White Stripes Painted Wooden Monitor Covers “Used throughout the 2007 touring behind Icky Thump these simple constructions of wood painted a fire engine red, were used to cover/obscure the various number of monitors on stage. Custom made by the on-staff tour carpenter specifically for the White Stripes purpose/occasion. Certain examples were even made with reinforcement bracing so Jack could stand on top of them. Unassuming yet compelling, these pieces serve as rare memento of items that were specifically onstage through the White Stripes final live performance in July 31st, 2007 at Snowden Grove Amphitheater in Southaven, Mississippi.” Credit: EBTH
Korg CX-3 Electric Keyboard with Metal Equipment Case “A nifty lil’ Korg keyboard that was used live onstage by the White Stripes and still has the badass red-and-white road case to prove it. Is the Korg what Meg used when she played keys on ‘In the Cold, Cold Night’? Surely someone here knows the answer. This one has also been used in subsequent touring configurations since the White Stripes, easily noted by the Raconteurs logo sticker on the case. Additionally, this keyboard is actually painted White Stripes ‘red’ and was taped over with black tape once brought into the Raconteurs fold. How badass is that? Used live, in Europe, for both the White Stripes AND the Raconteurs. You’re welcome. A slick sounding instrument in and of itself without any of the historic connection or provenance. You seriously cannot go wrong owning this thing. It will change your life and most likely for the better. NOTE: British 220v power! This will not plug right into your American wall outlet, lest you wanna blow up the neighborhood.” Credit: EBTH
The Raconteurs “Consolers of The Lonely” Song List Album Cover Prop “Legitimate historic item! Used on the back cover of the Raconteurs 2008 sophomore album ‘Consolers Of The Lonely’ this handwritten list of songs was utilized in no less than four images, coupled individually with each band member (Patrick Keeler, Jack Lawrence, Jack White, Brendan Benson), each one depicted on a different format and territory of the release. This would look A-MAY-ZING hung on the wall in your mancave or she-shed, instantly recognizable and iconic and ‘Holy shit’ evoking from you plebeian friends. I’m not 100% certain, but I’d be willing to be that this isn’t just erasable chalk. The fact that it’s kicked around for over 15 years gives me the impression this is scribed in a much more permanent way than your 3rd grade teacher taught multiplication tables.” Credit: EBTH
The Raconteurs “Consolers of the Lonely” Album Art Flag “Custom made for the Consolers of the Lonely album cover photo shoot, the tiniest sliver of this flag appears on the far left side of the cover image. With the LP version of the record, when fully opening the three panel tri-fold sleeve, the rest of the flag is shown in the first (far left) panel. No joke, a must-have for that die-hard Raconteurs fan in your life. And if YOU are the die-hard Raconteurs fan in your life, well it makes the decision all the easier.” Credit: EBTH
Sebring-Vanguard Yellow SV-48 EV Citicar Electric Car, Circa 1975 “Genuine 100% Third Man Record history here! Originally purchased by Jack White in the “early days” under the impression that employees would use it to make deliveries to local Nashville record stores in this thing…it was immediately clear that such an implementation was unfeasible. The Citi Car was most prominently featured in the festivities for the April 2014 celebration behind Jack White’s recording of ‘The World’s Fastest Record.’ With all three members of Whirlwind Heat crammed inside, the Citi Car was part of an impressive four vehicle motorcade that led the vinyl masters from Third Man to United Record Pressing. A long-time fan favorite feature on the public tours of the Third Man Records warehouse in Nashville, it’s time for this novelty to find a new home. It doesn’t take much to get it running, but it does require attention and love. We all do. Street legal! The highest selling electric vehicle for over forty years! Bright yellow! Essential! Low mileage, we think! The Citi Car has literally left its mark as tire treads stained an impression on our high gloss yellow warehouse floor. Now it’s time to let it stain your driveway.” Credit: EBTH
Sears 8mm Sound Projector “This is your projector. There are many like it, but this one is yours. Your projector is your best friend. It is your life.” Credit: EBTH
Exhibit Supply Co. Iron Claw Oak Cased Arcade Claw Machine, Early 20th Century “When I moved to Nashville in March of 2009, the scene was a zoo. There were so many folks in town for the big opening of Third Man, managers, lawyers, publicists, Meg White, all the Dead Weather (before people even KNEW they were the Dead Weather)…so many folks that space was at a premium. My then-girlfriend Malissa (now my wife) spent the first week living in the pool house. And during that time, this humble little claw game was there with us, seemingly the first thing I’d see upon waking up every morning. It was sparsely filled with little jewelry and trinkets and I goofed on it for a little bit here and there. The whole contraption is simple, almost painfully so. I like to think that simplicity mirrors the time I spent in my life with it. I had no idea if the idea of Third Man would ever work, so much so that I nixed the idea of a “going away” party for Malissa and I as I was pretty sure we’d have to move back to Detroit after six months. I know most of this has nothing to do with the claw game, but I thought maybe the insight into just one of the paths that has crossed this machine, however briefly, might be inspiring. Our tendency to visualize the “life” of inanimate objects doesn’t hurt, but I wonder when exactly humans first did this. It feels almost second nature…but I doubt primitive man placed any sentimentality into their favorite rocks. So understand that there’s legitimate sentimentality here, just not to the point that I desire to bring this device into my house just so my three daughters can destroy it. In short, be honest, love your family, try to be a good person and most importantly, be true to yourself. This claw game almost certainly promises none of that. And to wit, that’s exactly the point.” Credit: EBTH
Standard Enameled Cast Iron Autopsy Table, Mid-20th Century “I remember when this one showed up at Third Man about a decade ago. We’d heard murmurs that it came from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. That’s where a bunch of top secret US government shit went down, specifically enriching the uranium used in the Little Boy atomic bomb. You know, lighthearted stuff. As the rumor went, a lot of people autopsied on this table showed signs of radiation exposure. I think it’s probably like 99% bullshit, but I don’t even know how we’d fact check that. For years it was a rite of passage spooking out any new Third Man employee (hello college interns!) by sending them into a storage unit and asking them to move this table solo. This beast is INSANE weighing something like 400 or 500 pounds…and we’d just play dumb like “What do you mean you can’t lift it? This has never been a problem before. No one else has had any issue moving it by themselves.” Then we sold them an elevator pass. The autopsy table is legit unique and cool as hell, but buyer beware…heavy and super-small chance that it’s irradiated and possibly haunted by the ghosts of long-deceased Manhattan Project scientists. No big deal.” Credit: EBTH
Sears Silvertone Amp Head “The amp head used by Mick Collins in the earliest incarnation of the Gories. Early on in the friendship between Dan Kroha (of the Gories) and Jack White, Dan had mentioned that he still had Mick’s “first amp” buried in his garage over at 5077 Grayton on the eastside of Detroit. I’d peg this around summer of 1998 or so. Jack, as rabid a fan of the Gories as just about any band he’d ever dig, jumped on the opportunity when Kroha offered it to him, gratis. The amp has kicked around for years, never really used for anything, but always being in the shadows as a small reminder of important Detroit garage rock history. Featured prominently in the Gories live session filmed at Garageland studio in New Boston, Michigan on November 5th, 1987 and later broadcast on local public access television. The version of “You Little Nothing” from the Garageland session, recorded with this amplifier, would later feature on the “It Came From The Garage” compilation in 1988 and a standalone 7-inch single in 1995. A quintessential piece of important Detroit rock and roll history. Sold as-is, we honestly can’t remember if it works or not. IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!!” Credit: EBTH
Lincoln Beauty Box Art Deco Style Chrome Finished Bread Box and Cutting Board “Aw shit, Jack, you’re getting rid of the bread box? This thing has been around forever…living a long and fruitful life both at the Pioneer Building home of Third Man Upholstery (1996-1998) and then on top of the refrigerator at 1203 Ferdinand. From my recollection, this was ALWAYS a receptacle for cassette tapes. The earliest (only?) copies of White Stripes demos, soundboard captures from the Gold Dollar…seriously if you could create a master contents list of every recording that ever slept in this box, it would melt your feeble little brain. In my unprofessional opinion as the official White Stripes archivist and historian, this is the sleeper hit of the auction.” Credit: EBTH
Jack White’s 2013 Tesla Model S Performance “Whoa daddy. Ain’t no joke here, what you’re bidding on is Jack White’s personal Tesla model S. He called this car ‘The Green Machine.’ Thought to be the first model S in the state of Tennessee, this car long-served as White’s daily driver. The sound system figured prominently in the mixing of the Raconteurs’ 2019 album “Help Us Stranger” as shown in the attached video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uTRNvDtVak as well as most other music White worked on during the roughly nine year period in which he used the vehicle. Original owner. Calming kelly green paint job. Pretty comfortable seats. Leather interior. Batshit crazy fast pedal-to-the-metal speed. No CD player. Does not come with Autopilot capabilities, because that shit is crazy dangerous. A respectable vehicle, classy and environmentally conscious. The right choice.” Credit: EBTH
Simac Il Gelataio Ice Cream Maker “The butcher, the baker, the ice cream maker? This specific model was owned and used by Meg White while she was in culinary school. Yes, you heard it here first…Meg White went to culinary school back in the 1990s. There’s still like ten thousand other things about her pre-White Stripes life that you will likely never know and never learn and how dare you for even asking? But in the interim, fascinate yourself with a modicum of 30-year-old ice cream making technology that may or may not even work.” Credit: EBTH
Blown Jensen Alnico 5 Concert Series PM Woofer Speaker Fascinating piece of White Stripes tools of the trade. This greenback, Italian made Jensen speaker is labeled, on a piece of neon tape, “BAD London blown? 6/13/07.” Most likely in the hand of White’s guitar tech Jim Vincent, this speaker was seemingly used at in one of White’s amplifiers (either Silvertone or Fender) leading up to that date, a run of shows which included the band’s final session at the BBC’s legendary Maida Vale studios and gigs across mainland Europe, all in the support of the soon-to-be-released Icky Thump album. Knowing the swath of tunes that rung out through this speaker, at the very least causing it to appear to be blown, just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. Credit: EBTH
Hausske-Harlen Art Deco Style Upholstered Sofa and Armchair, 1950s “This matching set was originally purchased as metaphorical “insurance” in regards to the Warrior Chair developed by Jack White for the Warstic headquarters. While you can follow the entire process of Jack’s reupholstering and reimagining of that piece here https://jackwhiteartanddesign.com/work/furniture-and-upholstery/the-warrior-chair/ in the extended, pandemic-ified process of it all, White actually chanced upon another example of the exact same chair AND a version as a couch. A big fan of being prepared, he grabbed these just in case. Turns out, the Warrior Chair was knocked out perfectly on the first try and these two pieces, beautiful and ripe with potential in their own right, were sitting around the warehouse kinda sad. Like they had something they wanted to say. The vintage upholstery here could use some touch ups, but shit is built well and strong. Give these the second life they truly deserve. Anthropomorphizing furniture is a concept we’re quite big on, so let’s prove Fitzgerald incorrect and show that there can be second acts in American (furniture) lives.” Credit: EBTH
Jack White’s Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent Goldie Electric Guitar “Customized 2018 St. Vincent signature model Ernie Ball guitar, used extensively by Jack White on his Boarding House Reach tour. The boilerplate description straight from the manufacturer reads “Featuring an African mahogany body, Ernie ball Music Man Tremolo, gunstock oil and hand-rubbed rosewood neck and fingerboard, St. Vincent inlays, Schaller locking tuners, 5-way pickup selector with custom configuration and 3 mini humbuckers.” Guitar features a custom paint color made to match Jack White’s onstage presentation of only blue instruments. White played this guitar on his April 14th, 2018 performance of “Connected By Love” on “Saturday Night Live.” A RARE opportunity to get your hands on a unique, impeccably documented, extensively used Jack White guitar.” Credit: EBTH
The Salvation Army Corrugated Metal Wall Sign, Late 20th Century “Jack tells me this is actually a mudflap that he found on the side of the road while changing a flat tire in the early days of White Stripes touring. I suspect this thing will clean up REAL nice. You do remember that ‘Seven Nation Army’ is Jack’s childhood mispronunciation of Salvation Army, right? The historical connection here is impressive and relevant. And if you happen to be the manager of a location of one of these faith-based thirft shops just looking for some extra signage to help advertise your spot, provide any reasonable, relevant documentation of that fact and I, Ben Blackwell, will cover 10% of the cost to ship this sign to wherever you may be. Guaranteed.” Credit: EBTH
The Raconteurs Prototype Drum Head “I’ve looked through so many photos and videos for the past hour and I can’t find this thing ever being used anywhere. Maybe it was just a prototype that never ended up being used? Maybe I’m blind as a bat and all the die-hards here know EXACTLY where/when this snazzy drum head shows up? Seems like the general forgetfulness over here could be a GREAT way for fans to get their hands on a snazzy little memento.” Credit: EBTH
Big Choice Arcade Claw Game “The claw! Another proposed candidate for our coin-operated Novelties usage, this classic, double-wide claw machine just never hit us with the necessary inspiration to spin it into our world. We never could figure out how to make it pick up 7-inch records properly, and so then really what’s the point? Comes with a bunch of cheap stuffed animals still in it. Was purchased functioning in 2016 and assumed to still be working, but no guarantees.” Credit: EBTH
Mechanical Fortune Telling Machine, Mid to Late 20th Century “Third Man had high hopes of using this contraption as a featured coin-op attraction in the opening of our Detroit storefront. We had an idea to take off the shirt, throw a platinum blond wig on the head, custom print some letter-pressed cards with Stooges lyrics on them and have the whole thing be our Iggy Pop Fortune Teller. But then we realized that the damn thing is mechanical but not electric. I guess for it to work you have to cram a six-year-old kid into the cabinet with a bucket full of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and just hope they remember to toss out one of the cards every time a customer drops a coin in there. You can see why we didn’t use this, right? Would work great in your creepy haunted house or your community theater reinterpretation of the classic Tom Hanks film “BIG”…just need to write “ZOLTAR” across the top with a Sharpie and no one would ever be the wiser.” Credit: EBTH
The White Stripes London Tour Drum Cases, circa 2005 “These would’ve been used for a brief period of time, I’d peg it roundabout 2002, right after Meg made the pivot from using her original Pearl Export drums and started using Ludwigs. The Ludwig drums would’ve come with these cases and used until the band jumped up the scale of their production and start tossing everything in the big, custom red-and-white flight cases you see offered all throughout here. Help us clear out the space. Please.” Credit: EBTH
The White Stripes “The Hardest Button to Button” Ludwig Accent Drum Set “An exquisite Ludwig Accent drum set as featured in the iconic music video for “The Hardest Button To Button.” Really speaks for itself, no further description really needed.” Credit: EBTH
Midway Mfg Co. Sea Raider Submarine Arcade Game “If you’re ever looking to kill a month or so, just start digging into the history of the song “C.C. Rider” and all the variations and interpretations of it. Similarly, if you’re looking to kill a month in another vaguely similar way…might I suggest the purchase and conquering of Sea Raider, a periscope-based arcade gem manufactured by Midway Manufacturing way back in 1970 (I feel alright). Look back fondly on a time when the playful make-believe of killing the enemy was considered just a kids game. This machine is from Jack White’s personal collection of coin-operated machinery and he’s sad to see it go…so salve his tears by bidding the shit outta this.” Credit: EBTH
Four Art Deco Metal and Upholstered Theater Seats, Mid-20th Century “Ready to start your Beverly Hills Teens fanfic microcinema? Then you’ve come to the right place. These chairs here should be able to seat ALL the people in the world who care about such things…with room to spare.” Credit: EBTH
The Raconteurs “Consolers of the Lonely” Studio Album Prop “Very cool, borderline badass Raconteurs prop shield used for the cover shoot for the ‘Consolers Of The Lonely’ album. Surprised that someone was able to sneak red and white stripes in here, but the fact that the pic was black-and-white clearly obscured the fact. Doesn’t it feel kinda weird to see a color picture of something you’ve only ever known in black and white? Would this phenomenon been more or less prominent in the eariy 20th century? Food for thought. Anyway, this is featured prominently on panel 3 of the tri-fold depiction of the tin-type photograph best experienced in the LP format. We’ve held on to this long enough, no is as good as time as ever to let go. Someone out there will really love this thing, we know it. ” Credit: EBTH
Wooden Carnival Gaming Wheel, Early to Mid-20th Century “Step right up you slimy shills and see if you can turn your caveman arm strength into sophisticated human MONEY. This antique game-of-chance accoutrement will promise upon its new owner 360 degrees of opportunity. You know that point in “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” when Bob Seger talks about spinning “fortune wheels”? You’re damn right he was talking about something that was probably kinda like this. And if that ain’t enough, it is featured semi-prominently in some Icky Thump-era photos of the White Stripes taken by Autumn De Wilde.” Credit: EBTH
Mahogany and Birch Upholstered Masonic Lodge Bench, Early 20th Century “A sumptuous bench. A proud bench. Able to properly sit no less than four proper American butts. Been toying with the urge to start your own church? We’ve been there. Trust us, get the bench first, THEN figure out if you wanna be legit or, you know, a little bit on the culty side. No judgment here, we ain’t gonna yuck someone’s yum. But whether it’s benevolent religious intention OR grifty brainwashing…your followers gotta sit somewhere.” Credit: EBTH
The Raconteurs “Consolers of the Lonely” Studio Album Prop “Used as the centerpiece in this 2008 ‘Consolers’-era promo photo https://www.animalrummy.com/products/copy-of-the-raconteurs-atlanta-2009 this thing is metaphorically golden. You may not ‘need’ it in a way that you need your kidneys or oxygen or to be held while you cry yourself to sleep every night…but with just a sprinkle of positivity, we the human psyche is amazinglyl able to create new needs. Joe Q. Auction Bidder…meet your new need.” Credit: EBTH
Paiste Crash 18″ Cymbal Credit: EBTH
Paiste 10″ Splash Cymbal “Man, I could’ve sworn that some of these were actually my cymbals. I played 502s like all the time and feel like no one else ever gave a DAMN about them. Would Paiste have even wasted Meg’s time by sending her such a bougie, middle-of-the-road line like the affordable 502s? Whatever the case may be, this lot here has been a staple of the Third Man Studio cymbal collection since its inception back in 2008. There’s no telling which classic TMR records you know and love feature these exact specimens. I should have been there taking notes! Let our lack of documentation become your outlet for fantastical dreaming and imagination. And if that’s not your bag, I bet these could chain mail together as some sort of wicked knight armor. Just be ready to joust.” Credit: EBTH
Pair of Victorian Style Hand-Painted Carved Baluster Candle Prickets “Ok, let’s get two!” Credit: EBTH
Victorian Mahogany Church Pew, Late 19th Century “No, not that sound you make with your mouth when you childishly imitate the noise that a gun makes. The long, wooden thing where you sit. It’s seen better days, but haven’t we all?” Credit: EBTH
Perfex I. Ceballos Speed Candid Camera, circa 1938 “Just assume this doesn’t work but it looks cool and sometimes that’s far more important than getting the job done. At least that’s what our devilishly handsome yet functionally useless Swedish intern Johan keeps telling me.” Credit: EBTH
Rustic Style Handmade Plywood and Metal Game Wheel “Do you feel lucky punk? You ever played Plinko? Ready to risk it all in some arbitrary game of chance with rules of MY making? Then step right up, bid appropriately and we’ll all be the better for it.” Credit: EBTH
Mid Century Modern Globe Speaker, 1970s “I found this exact same model of speaker at a garage sale once in Detroit and it blew my little teenaged mind. If you’re not careful, those three little pedestal legs can easily break and then you gotta roll this shit into the corner like some lost drunken bowling ball. Or, if you’re crafty, you can figure out a way to hang them upside down from the ceiling. The possibilities, while not endless, are certainly inspiring. Sound pretty damn good too. This speaker is worth your attention!” Credit: EBTH
Jack White’s Finger Casts “On July 10th, 2003 Jack White was involved in a two-car accident at the intersection of Kercheval and Iroquois Streets in the Indian Village neighborhood of Detroit. As a result of that crash, White suffered a compound fracture of his left index figure that resulted in the cancellation of two high profile European festivals in addition to the postponement of several weeks of performances in North America. White had minor surgery to insert three screws into his finger, which was subsequently placed in a cast. While in the cast, the band would film their iconic “The Hardest Button To Button” music video, featuring said cast prominently. Now’s your chance to own that cast. Hell, we’ll throw in the follow-up, replacement casts here FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE! Three casts for the price of whatever folks will pay for two casts! Can’t wrap your arms around Jack White? Next best thing is wrapping your arms around the cast that one time was wrapped around him.” Credit: EBTH
Rhodes Mark 1 Seventy Three Stage Piano with Flight Case “You don’t really think of it in hindsight, but the White Stripes used a wide variety of keyboards live onstage. Offered up here is the quintessential Fender Rhodes electric piano utilized by the band, still paired with it’s inimitable road case. It’s worth starting out by explaining how expensive these cases are to commission. They don’t come as red-and-white as an off-the-rack option. It’s a 100% bespoke situation. Because only the best for Jack and Meg. I peg this Rhodes as being used roughly from 2002 through the band’s final performance in 2007. That’s a long time! Lots of highway miles! An insane amount of killer shows and, like, I dunno, maybe two duds mixed in there. Original “The White Stripes” branded stickers/address labels (featuring the now out-of-date address for their business manager) still affixed. A rare and unique piece that can be functional for all your Rhodes needs OR plopped into a corner in your salon and serve as a primo conversation starter. It will ALWAYS be cool to have one of the few instruments that Jack and Meg used to create their magnificent sound world and so graciously invited us into.” Credit: EBTH
Cowboy Wall Hanging Wooden Cut-Outs, Mid-20th Century “A pair of illustrated cardboard cutouts depicting three instrument toting cowpokes, these are a perfect slice of Americana that will light up any space. If you look at these and don’t noticeably perk up, even just a hair, then you are dead inside.” Credit: EBTH
Carved Caribbean Mask “This thing creeps me out. Help make the nightmares go away and get it out of my general vicinity. I feel like it’s peering into my soul, and I just don’t have the patience for that right now.” Credit: EBTH
Spalding 73-312 Genuine Cowhide Speed Bag, Mid-20th Century “You ever punched a cow? How’d that work out for you, jabroni? Let’s avoid the mistakes of the past and focus all your future bovine boxing ballyhoo toward this vintage Spaulding cowhide punching bag. Made in the USA, so you know it must be good.” Credit: EBTH
Paint-Decorated Wooden Wine Box “Looks like something your grandma would’ve painted back in the Forties as part of an “arts” class back in high school. Still lots of life left in this…just like grandma.” Credit: EBTH
Third Man Records Road Cases “They’re black, they’ve got wheels, and when a bunch of roadie dudes unloading a truck lose control of these it’s met with a wonderful flurry of ‘WHOA WHOA WHOA’ between sips of Big Gulps. Great to utilize as a hiding spot in hide-and-go-seek, just don’t tell my kids that.” Credit: EBTH
Emenee Jukebox Jamboree Toy Record Player, Mid-20th Century “This charming little Jukebox Jamboree has happily entertained at least two generations of vinyl-focused kiddos. Could use a little TLC (T-boz loving care?) but definitely can envision lots of life still tucked into this cutie. Jack White originally bought TWO of these so that he could ‘one day DJ with them.’ Can you believe that never panned out? We don’t recommend this for DJing. But subtle, Sunday morning vinyl spins…sure, why not.” Credit: EBTH
The Raconteurs Tour Stage Lights with Traveling Tour Cases “These probably smell alright. Like, they don’t smell GREAT, it’s not a smell that you’d ever write home about. But they also don’t smell BAD. You would NEVER complain about the smell. Bearing that in mind, you’re essentially obligated to place a bid on them given their overall middle-of-the-roadness in smell.” Credit: EBTH
Morse Electrophonic Stereo Record Player and Radio with Light Display “An Electrophonic model player by Morse, this turntable paired with AM/FM radio dial has a snazzy light show built into its platform. You wanna listen without waking the orphans slumbering in your laundry room? Shit, did you know this includes a headphone jack FOR FREE? Worth the price of admission alone.” Credit: EBTH
Electro Music Leslie Tremolo Unit and Wooden Speaker Cabinet “Leslie speaker unit received by Jack White as a gift from his brother, Joe Gillis, circa 1999 during White’s conceptualization of his Peppermint Triple Tremolo amplifier. While ultimately not needed for the project, White found reason enough to handwrite, in chalk, the words “Joe Gillis Gave Me This Styrofoam Candie (sic)” on the backside of the bracing of the construction. The rest of these pieces are remnants from the actual speakers and housings that ended up INSIDE the Peppermint Triple Tremolo. So kinda like long-lost twins separated at amplifier build! Additionally, a revolving speaker from over here. With tubes! A little wear and tear never hurt no one, just builds character really. Could you even go wrong here? For years this had been used on various recordings done at Jack White’s Third Man studio.” Credit: EBTH
Samsonite Top Handle Luggage Set Styles 4135 and 4132 in Croc-Embossed Vinyl “Listen, we’ve all got EMOTIONAL baggage. The question is, do you have enough literal baggage. The answer, whether correct or not, is always, no. And don’t even get me started about the severe dearth of crocodile embossed things in your life. Solve both of those problems with a simple little bid here. You can thank me later.” Credit: EBTH
Fender SRM Soundboard “These things are just workhorses, they’ll get the job done seemingly for another hundred years. I recall this set coming into the mix with the White Stripes after White Blood Cells and pretty sure we’ve used it as recently as 2019 to run sound in the Third Man Nashville storefront during in store performances.” Credit: EBTH
Adams Style Carved Wood Mantel Surround, 20th Century “You got a fireplace, but no respectable adornment surrounding it? Lemme introduce you to the mantle. It’s big, it’s heavy, it’s wood. With mere possession of this ornamentation, you can live a lavish life like Cornelius Vanderbilt, on the penny-pinching budget of Warren Buffet.” Credit: EBTH
The White Stripes United Kingdom Platinum, Gold, and Silver Albums Display “So this impressive display was commissioned by the White Stripes UK record label XL Recordings for Meg White. It arrived damaged, the glass in the frame all shattered in overseas transit and not even worth repairing. Pretty sure they just made another one and sent THAT one to Meg. Too cool to just throw away, but also not really worth trying to hang on the wall or show off, this ramshackle thing instead was used as a backdrop for BB gun target practice on Jack White’s Nashville property, specifically during the recording of the Dead Weather’s “Horehound” album.” Credit: EBTH
Custom Built Steel and Wood Shelving Unit on Casters “Seriously, I have no idea what in the hell you’d use this for. Just buy it already and make it easier on all of us. I’m not here to debate the reasoning as to why someone would buy something they don’t need, because if I could do that WE WOULDN’T NEED TO HAVE AN AUCTION NOW WOULD WE? I guess you can stack shit on here or whatever. Or ride it down a sledding hill all ghost rider style. In parlance of ‘the biz’ this is a ‘set cart’ that was used to transport live show ‘set pieces’ (aka, whatever shit they put on stage) for both the White Stripes AND the Raconteurs. If you know any roadies, they LOVE to talk about set carts ALL DAY LONG. This is it. This is all they’re referring to. I don’t get it, but as long as YOU do, we’re all good.” Credit: EBTH
Wal-Feld Co. Tin Lithograph Toy Phonograph Table Lamp, Mid-20th Century “Charming little record player that’s meant to be a combination record player and lamp. Two things you never thought you needed combined…until now. Never been working while in our possession, but how difficult could it be getting it up-and-running? Decoration value alone puts this shabby chic turn-of-the-century carnival prize looking thing as an absolute steal at any price.” Credit: EBTH
Cevedra Sheldon Style Walnut, Cane and Cast Iron Rolling Lounge Chairs “Imagine these as the prototypes for FDR’s wheel chair. They look that old. I can’t imagine these are particularly good for sitting or rolling for that matter. At this point, probably best served attempting to convey a time passed as set decoration than to reliably chair. This matching set of chairs was gifted to Jack White by band mate Fats Kaplin. They are supposedly deck chairs from an old cruise ship from the 1910’s or 1920’s. I’m not going to say they were on the Titanic…but I’m also not going to say that they were NOT on the Titanic. Because really, who can tell?” Credit: EBTH

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Leyland “Lee” DeVito is the editor in chief of Detroit Metro Times since 2016. His writing has also been published in CREEM, VICE, In These Times, and New City.