The song goes: "There is a house in New Orleans they call the RISING SUN. And it been the ruin of many a poor boy..." Fact or fiction? Not only does it seem the Rising Sun was a reality, it seems as though there was a bit of illegal gambling there also. And where there is gambling...you
guessed it...there are chips.

The box end-label reads "100, 1 9/16, Taylor-Made, harp {mold}, non-duplicating dealing checks, monogram registered {stamped 'red'} Taylor & Co., Chicago, Illonois. They were used at the RISING SUN gambling/bootleg "establishment" in the Mississippi Delta up until it burned in the
1950's.

Obviously, it you are an "illegals" collector, having this chip in your collection is a must. These chips are dark red, harp mold, have no inserts and a black hotstamp. The hotstamps range from being nearly intact to being nearly gone. All, however, are clearly readable and say, RISING SUN.
To see a scan of these chips, go the this URL:

http://pages.prodigy.com/cotob/risings.jpg

If you would like to order one of these fascinating chips, e-mail me at
CQFH54A@prodigy.com or call 1-888-CHIPS-97. They are priced at $30. First repliers get best hotstamps.

Terry Lazarus, R-2708
Chips Off the Old Block