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Gambling Memorabilia

Sat, Apr 14, 2018 12:30AM EDT
Lot 207

Will & Finck Gambling Catalog in Original Mailing Envelope, and Miscellaneous Ephemera.

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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Will & Finck Gambling Catalog in Original Mailing Envelope, and Miscellaneous Ephemera. San Francisco, 1884. 16 pages. 4 x 3?. Including original insert for ?Tinting Colors? for shading cards; original purchase receipt from East Coast Casino Antiques; catalog description in East Coast Antiques auction in May of 1982; letter from East Coast Antiques to Rosenberger congratulating him on his purchase and explaining the catalog?s rarity, reproduction of catalog, envelope and insert. Will & Finck got around using the word ?gambling? by calling the items in the catalog ?Sporting Goods.? Other gambling supply houses used this terminology also. The only known original Will & Finck gambling supply catalog in private hands. Near fine. Will & Finck acquired an international reputation for their faro tools and other gambling gear, barber and saloon supplies, and ornate California-style cutlery. Professional gamblers the world over spoke of the firm in almost reverent terms and they treasured their Will & Finck card holdouts and gaffed dealing boxes.