A fine 19th century slot machine entitled "The Owl" will provide one of many highlights in Guernsey's The Harrisburg Auction, a seven-day sale showcasing spectacular Old West memorabilia.
 The Owl slot machine would have been at home in any saloon in the Old West |
The auction, which runs from July 15-21, focuses on Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's role as the "Gateway to the West" and will sell artefacts gathered by the city in preparation for a planned museum, which was never realised.
The Owl slot machine, valued at $10,000-15,000, was patented in November 1898. A magnificent machine, it features an oak case and beautiful raised owl decoration, with its side door opening to reveal the moneybag.
 The Blackfeet were a tribe of First Nations people who inhabited the prairies between Saskatchewan and Missouri |
Also selling is a pair of Blackfoot beaded hide chaps and a jacket, which are both embellished with rabbit fur and beaded decorations. Selling together in a combined lot, they are expected to see $4,000-6,000.
Among the vast collection of firearms on offer is a Remington Revolver that comes complete with a beaded holster made by the Shoshone tribe, who once lived in Wyoming. It is estimated at $4,000-6,000.
 The board once hung in the shop of James Buchanan Gillett, a former Ranger and El Paso marshall |
An advertising board for Colt revolvers holds an estimate of $2,000-3,000, bearing a specimen of the product mounted alongside "Colt Revolvers - Choice of the Texas Rangers".
Finally, a Blickensderfer typewriter that was once housed in the San Francisco office of banking giant Wells Fargo & Company will sell with a $1,000-1,500 estimate.
Paul Fraser Collectibles is currently offering an 1861 stock certificate issued by Wells Fargo and signed by William Fargo, Henry Wells and Alexander Holland.
