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Lot 140

[JONES, Buck (1891-1942)]. Personal monogrammed poker chip ...

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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[JONES, Buck (1891-1942)]. Personal monogrammed poker chip set of Western actor Buck Jones. Set of nearly 400 Monarch mold clay chips in green, blue, red, and white, each hot-stamped in gilt ?BJ? at center. In four 100-capacity wooden racks with swirled amber-colored handles, within a wooden box with engraved ?BJ? name-plate to lid. With four playing-card deck slots at sides; includes four Congress decks, probably added later. Box marked ?Zenx? inside and numbered ?1267?. Box scratched and with several stress cracks and worn or loose joints, including bottom; likely to require repair. Literature: The Gaming Table, p. 58, describes Jones? personal set as ?BJ w/arched line above, straight line below/Mold: Monarch?). Provenance: Collection of Robert Eisenstadt (acquired from a seller who reported that the set was purchased from Jones? wife, Dell). For further information, visit: www.antiquegamblingchips.com/BuckJonesPChipSet.htm.