Here is what I put in my 2004 auction:
Up for auction is a three-chip set from Wylk's Bar, Florida, an illegal club which operated in Florida in the 1940's to 60's. The inlaid design of the "W" and the bar-mark translate to Wlyk's Bar (also known as "Bar W"). Chips from the place were first discovered years ago by John Benedict, and identified by Mark Lighterman. Wylk's had a roulette table or two, and other colors of these Wylk's chips are known to exist, so these chips are likely roulette chips, though they could be used for poker as well. The 1952 newspaper article reproduced below describes the illegal operation of Wylk's and shows a picture of the Wylk's sign and bar. It is cute the way the article begins, "Don't look now Sheriff Berlin Sawyer, but your county's gambling slip is showing again. ..... Wylk's Bar ..... is wide open."
Robt.
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