Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison sells for over $1 million at auction
A guitar bought by George Harrison for about £58 (€70) has sold at auction for $1.27 million (€1.2 million). The Futurama electric guitar was bought by The Beatles star when he was a 16-year-old apprentice electrician in 1959 and was paid for in 44 instalments after his mother signed a hire purchase agreement at Frank Hessy's music shop in Liverpool.