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The West Rides Again: Tombstone Museum Part II, Western Art & Navajo Treasures

Sat, Nov 15, 2025 11:00AM EST
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Join North American Auction Company on November 15th for Part II of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection with other rare items. This extraordinary sale features the largest private collection of Tombstone history, including rare and historic pieces tied to Wyatt Earp, the Earp Brothers, and the infamous Cochise Cowboys. From original artifacts, outlaw relics, and C.S. Fly photographs, this is a can’t-miss event for collectors of the Old West’s most legendary chapter.
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Lot 458

Sheriff Pat Garrett's Personal Gambling Collection

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Starting Bid
$500

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The lot features a collection of gambling items including poker gambling chips, bone dice, and trade token owned by famous Sheriff Pat Garrett with documentation letter and is from the ex collections of Pat Garrett, Jarvis Garrett, R.E.M. Western Relics, Robert “Bobby” McNellis, John McNellis and the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum. These items were part of a larger collection of Pat Garrett personal gambling collection and includes a 19th-century blue and red poker gambling chip, late-19th-century to early-20th-century dragon gambling poker chips in white and blue, a large bone scrimshaw gambling dice, a smaller travel bone scrimshaw gambling dice and a single F. Salazar copper trade token. Patrick “Pat” Floyd Jarvis Garrett (1850-1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent best known for killing Billy the Kid. He was the Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, as well as Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Prior to becoming a lawman, Garrett was a bartender at Beaver Smith’s saloon in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. It was at the saloon that Garrett met and often gambled with William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona; ex-collection of Robert McNellis (Bobby McNellis / Bob McNellis) and John McNellis, R.E.M. Western Relics El Paso, Texas and El Paso Saddlery Co.; Jarvis P. Garrett (Pat Garrett’s youngest son); and Sheriff Pat Garrett. The letter is signed by John McNellis and sent to the owners of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum is accompanied by an attached polaroid photograph, which can clearly show these items; the letter is on El Paso Saddlery Co. stationery from John W. McNellis and states the items came from Sheriff Pat F. Garrett’s personal gaming paraphernalia box which was authenticated and came directly from Jarvis P. Garrett who was the youngest son of Pat. These were donated by John McNellis on his brother Bobby McNellis’s behalf to the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum. The collection was part of the larger gambling collection with the pile of items shown in the photograph and includes a copy of the original letter as well as John McNellis and Bobby McNellis business cards copy as well. The trade token shows a four scallop edge, it is from the 1800’s and marked, F. Salazar on one side and GOOD FOR 12 ½ (cents) IN TRADE on the other side. The collection originally included the money clip, other dice and gaming tokens which were separated as they had additional letters and value. Larger dice is approx. 5/8-inches by 5/8-inches. Smaller dice is approx.. 7/16-inches by 7/16-inches. Three larger poker chips are 1.5-inches in diameter, small poker chip is 1.25-inch diameter. Token is 1 1/8-inch diameter. Museum number: LO-137.

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