Not Mine Kings Inn, Reno, NV (1 Viewer)

[acl1904]

Kings Inn, Reno, NV chips with horseshoe on the inlay on the plain / crest and seal mold.

http://www.themogh.org/cg_chip2.php?id=NVREKI

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181994743342?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181994748982?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181994735991?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[KingZilla]

Who was the manufacturer of those chips?

 

[acl1904]

Who was the manufacturer of those chips?

I believe this type of mold (not this exact one) was made by several chip manufacturers, Paulson and ASM included. This particular casino had chips on the large key mold, diamond square mold, Top Hat and Cane mold. Not entirely sure who produced these particular chips.

 

[BGinGA]

These are crest & seal paranoid chips (a type of celloid-like plastic), which were produced with both squared and rounded edges. U.S.Playing Cards was the manufacturer of most chips of this type.

I don't think Paulson ever produced chips like this, although they may have sold them (produced by Burt Co.). My guess on manufacturer of these is Burt Company (ASM predecessor), who purchased the chip-making assets from US Playing Cards back in the 1940s. I don't think ASM ever produced chips like these either, after purchasing the Burt Company assets in 1988.

@jbutler can probably chime in, as he has been on a recent quest for chips similar to these.

The 39mm plain mold used by ASM/CPC to produce 'clay' chips is very different than these, and Paulson didn't create it's oversize plain mold (also clay) until the early 2000s.

 

[jbutler]

These are crest & seal paranoid chips (a type of celloid-like plastic), which were produced with both squared and rounded edges. U.S.Playing Cards was the manufacturer of most chips of this type.

I don't think Paulson ever produced chips like this, although they may have sold them (produced by Burt Co.). My guess on manufacturer of these is Burt Company (ASM predecessor), who purchased the chip-making assets from US Playing Cards back in the 1940s. I don't think ASM ever produced chips like these either, after purchasing the Burt Company assets in 1988.

@jbutler can probably chime in, as he has been on a recent quest for chips similar to these.

The 39mm plain mold used by ASM/CPC to produce 'clay' chips is very different than these, and Paulson didn't create it's oversize plain mold (also clay) until the early 2000s.

I don't know the history well enough to contribute much. My interest has always been from a practical perspective as I'm not interested in collecting for any purpose other than putting playable sets together. I do know that when I approached Jim about my interest in the "smooth" Plain mold for my Clermont chips he was careful to tell me that the mold would not render chips with the same smoothness of the old crest & seal paranoids and that they could no longer be produced with the equipment/clay formula then-available to ASM.

I haven't attempted to catalog the varieties of crest & seals available, but there are many. Round-edge, smooth-edge, smooth finish, linen finish, flush inlay, raised inlay, die-cut, printed, and every combination of the aforementioned.

If I had more time/interest I should probably try to figure out some method of distinguishing among those available in some way other than hi-res photography so as to save myself the effort of just ordering the chips and then putting them aside because they don't match my set. As it stands now I have a shitload that I'll never use or have any interest in using.