At Old West Antiques not only do we deal in period antiques but we are also involved in Old West Reenacting and fund raising through Casino type events with an Old West twist.
We got involved in fund raising a few years back when we were approached to help a local Railroad Museum with their annual fund raiser. That year the theme just happened to be "Tombstone" so we were eager to assist. We traveled to Tombstone and talked with many of the local merchants about our efforts to help the Museum and much to our surprise, every single merchant provided some type of donation which ranged from meals to shows to even free rooms for the weekend.
The Museum chipped in a grand prize of airfare to Tucson and a rental car. The pressure was on for us to create enough excitement and profit to not only pay for the grand prize but also make enough money through the gambling event we hosted to add substantially to the Museums coffers.
All the Dealers dress in period dress with all the extras which gives us great pleasure as the customers passed through the doosr and saw us for the first time. We also enjoyed the customers outfits that they managed to put together for the one night.
While in Tombstone we found many items suitable for a silent auction to go along with the gambling event.
We were feeling pretty good about helping make that night the most successful fund raiser the Museum ever had and when all was said and done we exceeded all expectations.
Today we offer many of the games played in the Old West from Card games like Draw Poker, Stud Poker, Monte, Vingt-Et-Un and Whiskey to Wheel games like Roulette and Wheel of Fortune and banked games like Faro and Chuck-A-Luck. We also recently added Grand Hazard to the mix. All in all it makes for a great night of fun.
If you or your organization find it's self in the market for our type of services or if you are just interested in getting more information email us at oldwestantiques.biz@comcast.net
p.s. keep in mind that Old West Antiques would love to talk to you about listing your items
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