Everitt went on to establish a shop (Sgt Bilko's Vintage Emporium) at Coventry's FarGo Village, selling television memorabilia.[1] Everitt established the Phil Silvers Archival Museum within his shop, partly funded by selling his home.[3][2] He found support from Silvers's daughter, Tracey, who donated his correspondence from Everitt and other personal items, and from donations from Silvers's fellow cast members.[4][1][5] The collection includes a smoking jacket, waistcoat and a pair of glasses worn by Silvers.[1] The estate of actress Debbie Reynolds donated a jacket worn by Silvers during a screen test for the 1944 film Something for the Boys.[5] A 1940s television set has been modified to continually show episodes of the Phil Silvers Show.[3] The museum opened to the public on 1 November 2015, the 30th anniversary of Silvers's death, and was initially free to enter.[3][1] Despite being Coventry's smallest museum, it has been described in The Boar (the University of Warwick student newspaper) as "one of Coventry’s major attractions".[3][4] It is the only Phil Silvers museum in the world and is open seven days a week.[3]
Whilst maintaining the museum Everitt has also helped with the quality control of a DVD boxed set of the Phil Silvers Show and hosted a screening of the show at the British Film Institute.[2] He also successfully campaigned for Silvers to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[1] The museum has been visited by comedians and actors including Phill Jupitus, Danny Baker, Paul Merton, Nick Hancock, Tim Vine and Paul Bradley.[4][3] Baker donated a signed programme from Silvers's Broadway show High Button Shoes.[4] The museum has also received support from Mark Hamill.[3]
Everitt now co-owns the museum with Clews.[2] They plan to move the museum to larger premises in the future.[3] It was expanded after a successful crowdfunding campaign and expanded again in March–April 2021. It now charges an admission fee of £3.[5]
