Among more than 20 exhibits, stored in airtight jars, are cake crumbs from two members of the 'prog-rock? band Hawkwind, leftovers from retired newsreader Jan Leeming and actress Mia Wasikowska, and a chickpea left by an ex-staff member who appeared on The Weakest Link.
The price tag might be considered a good deal given the apparently-buoyant state of the celebrity leftovers market. A slice of French toast bitten into by the pop star Justin Timberlake has sold for $1,025 (�640), and a single tissue blown into by the actress Scarlett Johansson fetched �3,600 for charity.
Mr Bennett said: ?Nothing has value, merely what someone is prepared to pay for it.?
?Those celebrities actually had that item once,? said Mrs Bennett. ?Now you can have it, and it?s tangible. You are buying a little bit of their lives.?
Whilst the owners have put an estimated value on each exhibit, any prospective buyer must purchase the museum in its entirety: the Bennetts cannot bear to see such a historic collection split up.
* The Bennetts have asked for potential purchasers to contact The Sunday Telegraph on leftovers@telegraph.co.uk, and not the caf� or themselves directly.
Guide to the estimated value of items in the Museum of Celebrity Leftovers
Prince of Wales, heir to the throne ? Small lump of bread pudding, made to Mrs Bennett?s traditional Cornish family recipe, good condition ? �300
David Bailey, photographer ? Crust from cheese and tomato sandwich on Cornish speckle bread, some seeds, mould-free ? �100
Hugh Dennis, comedian, star of popular sitcom Outnumbered ? Shell fragment from egg used in his sandwich; crumpled, otherwise good condition ? �100
Sharron Davies, Olympic swimmer ? Single blackcurrant from Cornish-made Callestick blackcurrant and cream ice cream, dry but in good condition ? �100
Michael Winner, film director, restaurant critic, car insurance advert star ? Uneaten piece of lemon drizzle cake, small ? �100
Eddie Marsan, actor, appeared with Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr in the film Sherlock Holmes ? Fragment of Cornetto wrapping, good condition ? �60
John Woodvine, actor in more than 70 theatre productions including the RSC?s 1976 production of Macbeth with Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen ? Single flake from a croissant; smallest exhibit in the museum, requires careful handling or will blow away, otherwise good condition ? �60
Jan Leeming, ex-newsreader ? Piece of crystallised ginger from Cornish ginger ice cream, good condition ? �60
Mia Wasikowska, Austrian actress, star of Tim Burton?s film Alice in Wonderland ? Courgette slice from her mixed Mediterranean vegetable soup. Blackened, some shrivelling ? �60
Mark McGann, actor ? Brown sugar packet, contents consumed in his large cappuccino. Scrunched ? �60
Paul Heiney, TV presenter and journalist ? Anchor wrapper from butter consumed with toast and scrambled egg. Crumpled ? �60
Pete Goss MBE, sailor ? Chocolate sprinkle from his cappuccino, good condition ? �60
Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, First Sea Lord from 2006 to 2009 ? Raisin from Mrs Bennett?s home-made fruit cake, excellent condition ? �60
Steve Swindells and Jerry Richards, from US rock group Hawkwind ? Grounds from their coffees, crumbs from a shared chocolate brownie, good condition ? �60
'Shanks?, musician from dance music duo Shanks and Bigfoot ? Small piece of potato from Cornish pasty, hardened to pebble-like consistency but no mould ? �60
Katie Carmichael, Coronation Street and Waterloo Road actress ? Ice cream cone end. Good condition ? �50
Tristan Sturrock, actor, starred in the film Saving Grace ? Used decaffeinated coffee packet, signs of tearing ? �50
Mary Woodvine, former EastEnders actress and daughter of John Woodvine ? Coffee grounds from her cappuccino. Excellent condition ? �50
William Tyler, musician from the US band Lambchop ? Baked bean from cooked breakfast. Entirely black, mould hair removed ? �50
Johnny Rutherford, reporter from the BBC regional news programme Spotlight ? Pepper grains sprinkled on sandwich, good condition ? �50
Craig Rich, retired local BBC weatherman ? Pastry corner of Cornish pasty, excellent condition ? �50
Patrik Fichte, 'heart-throb? actor, big in Germany ? Tomato skin and salt granules from cheese, tomato and salt sandwich. (He insisted on the salt). Some blackening on the tomato ? �50
Ursela Monn, German actress and singer, has co-starred with Fichte ? Scone crumb from her cream tea, taken in the company of Fichte. Good condition but small ? �50
Peter Knight, musician from 1970s folk rock group Steeleye Span ? Napkin, stained brown from spilt coffee drops ? �50
Stephanie Creek, former member of caf� staff who appeared on The Weakest Link ? Chickpea from a mixed salad enjoyed during her lunch break. Dry, but in excellent condition ? �50
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