The Frolics pictured below, I have for sale. The Frolics, Chicago, Illinois. A great find here. Only I have these chips, other than some collectors who bought a chip from me (I bought out all of the chips from a man in Wisconsin whose mother worked in the Frolics and rescued these chips). There are only 14 left of the brown chips and 25 each of the red and orange chips. Click here to read all about the chips ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63756&item=150157904511 ) -- the order cards, history, scan of actual newspaper artice of Aiuppa's arrest at the Frolics, etc. The title to the auction says a lot about the chips: "illegal Frolics Club: Chicago Mafia gambling poker chip; rare new find, casino,1950s, Joseph "Joey Doves" Aiuppa." Aiuppa eventually rose to the top of the Chicago mob ("Outfit"). As I show in the auction description, he not only owned the club, but was arrested there (per Chicago Tribune newspaper story). The chips sold here are T-mold, very nice condition, though canceled with neat drill hole. ).
other chips for sale here:
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/Recent_Illegals.htm
Robert
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