Royal Poker Set. Detroit: Brown Brothers, ca. 1900. Brown Brothers, a tobacco distributor and manufacturer, issued this set as a giveaway, perhaps as a Christmas gift to preferred customers. Consisting of approximately 100 German silver chips marked ?5", 52 brass chips marked ?10," and 49 copper chips marked ?25." Each chip also marked by Brown Brothers with advertising. The lid of the box and the chips is stamped to advertise ?La Flor De Fontella" five-cent cigars. Lithograph label on lid underside. The accompanying deck is Russell & Morgan No. 45 Texan, likely added separately. Owner's initials ?R.H.S." etched into lid. Scratching to lid, but still glossy; spots of staining and loss to inner label. Front lock (no key; case unlocked).