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The Chip Board Archive 21

Card Protectors

Unusal pieces for that next poker tournament. A card protector made from a Walter Johnson baseball game piece. This an original one-sided game piece from the original game c. 1925. Complete with protective holder. Priority postage & insurance included - $35.00 each

The second piece is a Houdini token from Las Vegas. It is hard to tell the date or location of the sale or origin of the HOUDINI Las Vegas Token. There are numerous locations in Las Vegas for The Houdini Magic Shop and Las Vegas has always had magicians and magic show people. One of the more unusual aspects of this token is the numbers around the perimeter. Houdini did a number of tricks with numbers but I cannot find the basis of these:
12/9/13/15/16/8/14/10 = 92
13/6/15/4/12/7/14/5 = 76
10/3/15/2/11/7/14/6 = 68
5/11/3/15/1/13/7/9 = 64

Still a neat card protector

1928 ‘Good Luck Charm’ was used to promote the famous magician. Good luck coins sold after shows and through the mail, with Thurston's horoscope books. this desirable coin is copper; also made in brass.



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