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I struck out, looking at old newspaper archives.
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Nothing with those initials on the old newspaper archives (ancestry.com, genealogybank.com) that I have access to. Also looked at New York City directories from the 1890s, and no listing under those initials.

By the way, the term "engraved poker checks" first shows up in 1889 in newspapers ads.

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Old chip boxes
Not showing up in the NY State records
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I struck out, looking at old newspaper archives.
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That is likely a match.
Further Information from the Shotgun Forum
Wow! Great detective work, everybody.
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Another chip distributor …

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