I always liked that inlay because of its tranquillity; calmness.
One day at an antique show a vendor mentioned that the litho is a copy of a famous early-20th century work... I don't know if it's true or if she was just trying to jack up the price because I've never seen that scene anywhere else than on that chip... and I've been searching for several years. The late Al Rollins once told us at a F.U.N. Convention that the chips were used in Puerto Rico... and he didn't even have any, but had a vast knowledge of PR chips... and I remember another well-known PR chip collector at the table saying that it's very possible that they were used in PR, but that, alone, does not suggest they were intended for PR use, only...
I think that ridge around the edge might be where the material oozed out during manufacturing process (Rich will know more). I've seen that on square edged chips in the past, but very few.
Back to the attribution (if any) at an organized operation using the Florida Palm chips; Doug Saito once illustrated some that had incuse (if I recall correctly) letters and/or numerals stamped into the field. That might indicate something to be noted. Perhaps someone reading this might be familiar with those chips... or you might want to contact Doug to see what all they were.
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