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Gambling Memorabilia & Playing Cards

Sat, Mar 28, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 572

Kepplinger Style Holdout.

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Kepplinger Style Holdout. American, ca. 1960. Device concealed on the card-sharp?s person used to secretly add or remove cards from the player?s hand. Toe action design. Made and used by a crossroader named Goldie Johnson. Purchased by the consignor in 1969 from a dice maker Tom Webster based in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. With a wooden and glass display case.