More than 1,000 artifacts from decades of television will hit the auction block on June 2-4.
Heritage Auctionsis handling whats termed the Landmark Comisar Collection.
It was amassed by collectorJames Comisarfor three decades, with the goal of housing the items in a museum.

Carroll O’Connor (l) as Archie Bunker and Melvin Stewart as Henry Jefferson.CBS via Getty Images
These were the first of more than 10,000 artifacts Comisar acquired.
He assembled enough material to fill the television history museum he long dreamed of opening.
I am extremely proud to have done my part in assembling and safeguarding this collection.

Now, its up to others to take over this cultural mission.