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for sale B C Wills 1935 gambling sup-chip catalog $88

¶ I have just this one item. If you want it, reply to this post.
¶ rare. Lucky if you ever see this on eBay.
¶ $88 total (delivered, post paid). PayPal OK.
¶ printed on high-quality bright white shinny paper -- not dull looking paper as the pictures here suggest. Heavy paper cover.
¶ excellent condition. Only "problem" is minor stain on back cover.
¶ Return Privileges

Original B.C. Wills 1935 Casino Equipment Catalog

"Practical Equipment," B C Wills & Co. 666 E Columbia, Detroit, Michigan, copyrighted 1935.
"Practical Club Room Equipment"

¶ 4 colored pages devoted to chips. There is one page (not pictured in this post) entitled "Wills' Seal and Crest Chips" that has a picture of Habana Yacht Club chip, and a box (corral) 20 chip. Most other pages in black and white.
¶ many, many pages devoted to pictures of betting layouts for the various game -- with variations shown for layouts for the same game.
¶ rest of the 155-page book devoted to the usual club equipment -- table, dice, racks, chuck luck wheels, keno, faro, their factory, etc., etc.
¶ extensive index in back of book.

8 x 5 155 pages No rips, tears or creases. Includes original order form!

B.C. Wills & Co., Detroit, Michigan, developed the highest quality dice in the late 1920’s, went on to produce chips and a complete line of quality clubroom equipment as the 1930’s unfolded. As their product line grew, they gained a reputation for quality and in fact, their products were considered the “Cadillac” of gaming equipment—and, coincidentally, their phone number in Detroit was “Cadillac 5974”.

George Weinbrenner, founder and proprietor of B.C. Wills, had a numerous interests in gaming and his contributions to gaming history were significant. Before there were Reno and Las Vegas, gambling took place in small clubs, known as road houses, where in addition to gambling, great food was served and the best bands and most famous entertainers of the day were featured.

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US Presidents of the Republican Party playing poker. From left to right:
¶ George H. W. Bush
¶ Ronald Reagan
¶ George W. Bush
¶ Dwight D. Eisenhower
¶ Abraham Lincoln
¶ Theodore Roosevelt
¶ Gerald R. Ford
¶ Richard M. Nixon
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for sale B C Wills 1935 gambling sup-chip catalog $88
SOLD I will take it.

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