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Tales, advice, gift ideas and knowledge from the Colonel . . .

maybe a few jokes too.

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Tennessee Magazine’s Feature: “Colonel Littleton’s Handmade Heirlooms-To-Be”

Col. Littleton was featured in the June 2023 issue of the Tennessee Magazine. Check it out below! Story and photographs by Robin Conover. Download PDF Read the online article at the Tennessee …

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The Wrong Century

Video Transcript Colonel: “I have a fascination with older things for some reason. You know there are always people who say they were born in the wrong century, and I think people say …

Colonel working in the hot rod garage

Hot Rod Garage

Video Transcript Colonel: “I was trying to make a rationalization for owning this building or buying it. I told everybody to start with that it was going to be called the Hot Rod …

Colonel posing outside of the retail store

“A Sense of Pride”

Video Transcript Colonel: “You’ve got to have quality people to make a quality product. Now you can make average stuff… it’s no trouble to make average stuff. People may not have the …

Col. Littleton employees sitting around a table for breakfast

“Everybody is Equally Important”

Video Transcript Colonel: “I decided when we got into this business that I didn’t want to work every day with a bunch of people that I couldn’t get along with. When we’re …

Colonel sitting on porch

“Peace of Mind”

Colonel: “I think what makes me happiest is to have peace of mind, and that’s hard to do. It’s hard to have peace of mind about everything. I’ve had money keep me …

The Photograph

William Riley Littleton “The Photograph” My Dad, or “Pap” as I called him, handed me a photograph one day and asked, “Do you know who this is? I didn’t; however, there was …

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“Memorial Day”

https://youtu.be/abpyxz8YDqs Video Transcript Colonel: “Sometimes I think Memorial Day gets kinda shifted. And I think we kinda move through it and don’t really think about it like we should . . . …

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Colonel’s Daily Journey: The Outpost

Colonel’s Daily Journey: The Outpost Follow Colonel on his Daily Journey as he starts his day with a visit around the workshop, checking in on all the employees and seeing what everyone …

Colonel standing on a porch during the sunset

“Believe in Mayberry”

Colonel: “I think everybody, everywhere in the country wants to believe somewhere, there’s a Mayberry. I think people in New York City – somedays they think, ‘boy, life’s gotta be simpler than …