Alan,
Attached is a scan of several Harvey's roulettes I have "acquired" directly from the roulette tables over the years and the date when I got the chips.. Left to right top row - House mold Purple B (September 1985)- this was before I was actually collecting chips, but I had a real good night at the roulette table and took this chip as a souvenir. Center top row - same Series - House mold white D (April 21, 1994). Top row on right Plain mold B(June 22, 1997) - "looks BROWN", but it is really Maroon. Bottom row on left Plain mold light Blue B(May 25, 1999) on the right Hat and Cane mold Orange B(June 26, 2000). This style chip was still in use in June of 2003 when I was last at the Casino. Here are my conclusions on these various chips.
1. The House mold chips were in use between September 1985 and April 24, 1994.
2. The Plain mold chips were in use between June 22, 1997 and May 25, 1999.
3. The Hat and Cane mold chips were in use on June 26, 2000 and were still in use in June of 2003.
4. As far as the colors of the plain chips is concerned, I have in my colection the following 5 colors - pink,green,blue,yellow and Maroon(previously described as Brown and also Purple).The chip looks Brown in my scan but it is definetly Maroon according to my color expert - "My Wife".
5. Don L. shows Gray chips in his scan.
6. Description should be 7 tables - B.C.D.E.F.G and H. 6 colors - pink,green,blue,yellow,Maroon and gray. 1990's.
7. I suspect there was a table A that may have been in use in a high roller area of the Casino but I have no direct knowledge of the existance of these chips. I have 15 various color chips from table B.C.D.E.F.G and H in my collection.
This is the type of research and documentation that I plan on putting in my upcoming Roulette Newsletter that will be issued on a quarterly basis beginning in February of 2004. If any one else has any other info on these roulettes, please LMK.
Till later,
Mr. Roulette