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Gambling Memorabilia

Thu, May 18, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 98

Gambler’s Case. American, ca. 1880. One of the few gambler’...

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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Gambler?s Case. American, ca. 1880. One of the few gambler?s boxes we have seen composed of apparently all-original material, including Hopkins & Allen XL. With ?Oake?s Saloon Denver? engraved plaque on inner lid. No. 2 engraved pistol with mother of pearl handle, dagger with bone handle (8?), 14 white concentric circle mother of pearl chips (1?), 23 red concentric circle mother of pearl chips (1??), 23 orange concentric circle mother of pearl chips (1?), 45 purple concentric circle mother of pearl chips 1?, 40 blue mother of pearl chips in top compartment with bone lid, Samuel Hart Faro playing cards, New York: ca. 1900. 52 cards. Excellent cigar holder in mother of pearl, cigar cutter with mother of pearl handle, Rostfrei Solingen two bladed pocket knife with scrimshawed ivory handle (three aces and two kings), one suit symbol on each end, 3? long; 13 miscellaneous dice.