Not Mine Vintage/Old Casino (?) Chips - "T.R. King" (1 Viewer)

[bentax1978]

https://westernmass.craigslist.org/clt/d/shelburne-falls-vintage-old-casino/7235472017.html

 

[liftapint]

<never mind....large crown, frown>

 

[upNdown]

https://westernmass.craigslist.org/clt/d/shelburne-falls-vintage-old-casino/7235472017.html

I’d drive three hours for small crowns. For large crowns, I dunno

 

[GianThaMan]

Those are large crowns,

THEIR IS A CROWN PRESSED FOR TIMES INTO THE EDGE. SEVERAL DIFFERENT COLORS.CHIPS HAVE THE CLUB NAME AND DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN GOLDTYPE.

Scrowns have a lot more than 4 crowns on them.

 

[72o]

I will gladly make the trip out if still available. Tried to contact seller this morning.

 

[Eloe2000]

Those are large crowns,

Scrowns have a lot more than 4 crowns on them.

These are L Crowns

 

[raynmanas]

lol guess i should have checked here before i emailed the seller. he is probably flooded with requests. i just don't feel like a 4-hour round trip drive for chips i'm not going to keep.

craigslist has been hot lately, i have ~1000 of these on their way to me (another chip i have no use for lol):

 

[Burke]

Who makes those B mold chips? Are they clay?

 

[softchewy]

Who makes those B mold chips? Are they clay?

https://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesign_letters.htm

"B" MOLD -- "B" and dash, repeated eight times. 1960's-present Bazaar Supply & Equipment Co., N. Y. The owner told me the mold was never used very much, especially today, and never used by a casino, rather a light chip for home games and clubs. (However, Bill Borland's Blue Book of Casino Chips describes it as a "registered casino design," no longer in use.) .........I have these worn samples for sale -- (1) blue 10, pictured; and (2) red, no denomination.

 

[raynmanas]

Who makes those B mold chips? Are they clay?

https://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesign_letters.htm says Bazaar Supply & Equipment Co., N. Y. - yes, they are MD-14.

 

[wolfpack]

lol guess i should have checked here before i emailed the seller. he is probably flooded with requests. i just don't feel like a 4-hour round trip drive for chips i'm not going to keep.

craigslist has been hot lately, i have ~1000 of these on their way to me (another chip i have no use for lol):

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You want to buy some red B mold? I have some and no use for them becuase I can't find other colors.

 

[allforcharity]

I actually prefer Lcrowns

 

[FDLmold]

Without a photo, 99% chance these are hot stamps. I would buy sight unseen if they were right next to me. How far I would drive for them at that price depends entirely on what is unsaid in the ad. Breakdown, colors, condition, full racks?, denominations.

 

[upNdown]

Without a photo, 99% chance these are hot stamps. I would buy sight unseen if they were right next to me. How far I would drive for them at that price depends entirely on what is unsaid in the ad. Breakdown, colors, condition, full racks?, denominations.

Not exactly going out on a limb there. For 17 cents a chip, anything clay is worth it.

 

[raynmanas]

anyone have any luck here? he's not responding to me so he must have a buyer lined up. or he realized he can milk us for more $$

 

[72o]

Haven’t heard anything either unfortunately.

 

[rjdev7]

These are right down the road from me (staying with girlfriend for thanksgiving) so I'm going to throw my hat in the ring.

 

[mtl mile end]

LCrown is the greatest mold ever IMO. Outer ring FTW!

If anyone can pick these up, I'm very interested.

 

[upNdown]

LCrown is the greatest mold ever IMO. Outer ring FTW!

If anyone can pick these up, I'm very interested.

I still haven’t handled large crowns. I always thought they were beautiful, but I lost a lot of interest when I learned they weren’t made with the same heavy, leaded clay as the small crown TRKs.

 

[mtl mile end]

I still haven’t handled large crowns. I always thought they were beautiful, but I lost a lot of interest when I learned they weren’t made with the same heavy, leaded clay as the small crown TRKs.

I just weighed a bunch of old, worn red solids - 8g each.

I've never handled new, sharp LCrowns, but the old ones feel very buttery. While I prefer the feel of soft, new Paulsons over high pressure chips in general, when they get old and rounded down, the higher pressure chips like Burt and TRK feel great. The first TRK LCrowns that I ever bought on eBay were described as "wood poker chips".

 

[Brmath1]

Has anyone figured out the name of the club that is listed on the chip?

 

[raynmanas]

Has anyone figured out the name of the club that is listed on the chip?

pure speculation, but i bet it ends up being an american legion post, or similar.

 

[Brmath1]

Ha ha ha. That's a good guess! I didn't think about that.

 

[mtl mile end]

American Legion Post or similar makes sense, but TRK in Massachusetts is a little more unusual. My guess is that the (deceased?) neighbour is from West of the Mississippi, or at least that's where the chips came from. Why wouldn't a North Eastern client buy from Burt/ASM like so many other NE Legions and Churches?

EDIT: That is, why wouldn't they buy from a distributer East of the Mississippi since I have no idea if Burt sold directly to customers.

 

[Psypher1000]

Probably hot-stamped solids. Very likely some kind of BPOE/Fraternal/illegal club chip.

What I'm far more curious about is actual condition...

 

[GianThaMan]

Probably hot-stamped solids. Very likely some kind of BPOE/Fraternal/illegal club chip.

What I'm far more curious about is actual condition...

Based on the picture they're spotted, and they seem to be in Excellent condition, but that's kind of hard to make out.

 

[navels]

@MegaTon44 was in touch with the seller yesterday and I have a buddy a half hour away who might be able to facilitate that deal.

 

[warma]

Second photo shows edge spot and what looks like a great chip.

 

[raynmanas]

can't wait to see them, whoever scores them. i told the seller i might be willing to drive out there this weekend if they are still available, but that seems nigh impossible.

 

[warma]

Well, if the other dozen or so folks above me don’t want them, I’ll gladly buy them if someone grabs em.