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HM-23872-G-00018-000 - Micrometer
Free Standing Dice Micrometer made by "Federal Products Corporation", model 35B-8, used for measuring thickness of dice materials and also for comparing 3 dimensions of a dice cube. Has a metal model number label attached on base. From the Hunt/Taylor Co. archive. ...
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HM-23872-G-00027-000 - Dice
Tap dice - mechanical type - white cube hollowed out with a metal mechanical sliding device inserted. Shown in the illustration attached with the weight centered in the "fair" or balanced position. When tapped the center weight will slide in one direction to weight the cube to one side, thus favoring the opposite side number. The top side has not been applied to the cube spots are also missing and would normally be applied to all 6 sides as appr...
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HM-23872-G-00032-000 - Dice
Partially manufactured and manufacturing error dice. Workshop practice dice. Three cream 9/16" raw cubes; Three transparent red, 5/8" raw cubes with rounded corners. Three cream 11/16". One is properly drilled, but not finished, two are drilled with the spots in the wrong position. One white 5/8" tri-color, missing the four spots. One transparent green 3/4". The four spot side shows smudged spots, while the one and five show an inconsista...
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HM-23872-G-00033-000 - Roulette
4 Roulette Frets. The small metal obstacles placed in the outer rim of a roulette wheel to arbitrarily obstruct a roulette ball rotation. From Hunt/Taylor archive "HM-23872-G-00033" written in pencil on lower right-hand corner of envelope and string tag.
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HM-23872-G-00035-000 - Dice
Dice - Crumley Hotels Elko Nevada (single cube). Embossed in gold "CRUMLEY HOTELS ELKO NEVADA" [crossed branding irons] on 2 spot (duce). 11/16 (0.6875) red with jumbo round white spots, matte finish and sharp edges. From Hunt/Taylor archive "HM-23872-G-00035" printed on label inside box.
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HM-23872-G-00040-000 - Card, Playing
Miscellaneous "Special Work" Cards Masters for marking playing Cards. Individual illustrations are included in an Adobe PDF multimedia file in this record. Use media button to access. Card Masters are used to uniformly mark cards of a specific style. The manufactures kept records of what were called "common readers" as well as custom orders for individual customers. The markings on the Master Cards were made in a contrasting ink so the "card a...
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HM-23872-G-00044-000 - Dice
5 Celluloid Dice in original box. Deteriorating brown box with two paper label. Printed in black on top label ""CELLULOID" DICE 1 Set Color 3/4 Inch The Celluloid Co. New York, Manufactures" Stamped in black on same label " BIRDSEYE IVORY". Printed in Black on smaller side label ""CELLULOID" - MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.". Dice are 3/4" Ivory with black Birdseye spots, clockwise 1-2-3. From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. "HM-23872-G-00044" writt...
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HM-23872-G-00047-000 - Game
The Owl Cube Game Pay Charts. Showing various payouts based on the colors of the dice. The boards have color circles pasted on the payouts. Card reads on top in black ink "The Owl Cube Game - OPERATES THE SAME AS A SLOT MACHINE - PLAYER SELECTS HIS COLOR AND DROPS 5 CUBES - IN THE CYLINDER, CUBES ROLLING OUT IN PAN - PLAYER MUST THROW A PAIR OF HIS COLOR TO WIN". Card reads on bottom in black ink "N. B. DEALER ALWAYS TAKES AMOUNT PUT UP BY PLAY...
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HM-23872-G-00049-000 - Chip, Poker
Chip Color Samples (place in tray by Taylor & Co.). 22 different sample colors and 5 examples of marker value chips that were available from Taylor & Co. and produced by the Burt Co. of Portland, Maine. From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. "HM-23872-G-00049-printed on paper on back of tray and paper string tag.
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HM-23872-G-00050-000 - Chip, Poker
Chip Color Samples (place in tray by Taylor & Co.). 21 different sample genaric inlayed poker chip designs. 4 examples of markers (full size - 1-9/16"). 1 chip embossed in gold "197" as a hot stamp example. 1 inlayed roulette chip "2" and 3 Taylor & Co. inlayed [T-mold] advertising samples. All were available from Taylor & Co. and produced by the Burt Co. of Portland, Maine. From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. "HM-23872-G-00050-printed on paper on ba...
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HM-23872-G-00051-000 - Chip, Poker
Chip Color Samples (place in tray by Taylor & Co.). 4 generic inlayed poker chips. 1 custom inlayed poker chip with cream and purple inserts with "KLEEN KAR KO. CHARLIE 797-4970" on inlay. 5 samples of medallions struck by the Birmingham Mint. 2 examples of metal gaming tokens (mint unknown). 13 color samples of plastic interlocking poker chips. 5 samples of plastic interlocking poker chips with gold embossing "$25". All were available from Tayl...
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HM-23872-G-00055-000 - Cheating Device
Frames and Contact Lens Cases for Cheater Lenses for reading luminous marked cards (special work). 4 pair of plastic imitation horn rim glass frames. One with red lens intact and an additional lens that does not fit a frame. 7 gold color metal cylinder contact lens cases engraved "R". 5 plastic bottles of "DAVIS WARD STERICIDAL" for clean the contacts (contents evaporated). Also an instruction sheet for using contacts. All in a cardboard shi...
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HM-23872-G-00058-000 - Card, Playing
11 Playing Card Deck - Club Reno. 5 blue and 6 red decks. Printed in white on top of each deck "PLASTIC COATED Duratone REG U S PAT OFF CLUB RENO PLAYING Cards [EASY TO CLEAN logo] ARRO PLAYING CARD CO. CHICAGO, U. S. A.". Printed in white on top and bottom "NO. 103" Some of the decks have "49" written in black grease pencil on the front or back. 4 of the red decks have the tax stamp in place. Decks examined were in original wax wrapper. One...
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HM-23872-G-00060-000 - Card, Playing
12 Playing Card Deck - Squeezers in original dozen box. 6 blue and 6 red decks. Printed on front of all decks in white "BULLDOG SQUEEZERS PLAYING CARDS STANDARD SIZE". Printed in white on bottom "BULLDOG DESIGN CAMBRIC FINISH". Printed in white on top "SQUEEZERS No.9352". Printed in white on right side "Consolidated-Dougherty Card Co., Inc. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.". Printed in white on left side "Made in U.S.A." All desks are sealed in orig...
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HM-23872-G-00061-000 - Card, Playing
Playing Card Deck - Aristocrat Back No. 3 (slightly used) printed in white on black box "Aristocrat High Finish". Printed in gold "REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. RUSSELL PLAYING CARD CO. NEW YORK, U. S. A.". Printed in white on bottom "727" (box shows purple but the card inside have black backs). From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. "HM-23872-G-00061" printed on paper on right bottom back of deck
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HM-23872-G-00065-000 - Card, Playing
9 Playing Card Deck - Steamboats 999 in original dozen box. 6 red and 3 blue decks. White deck boxes with printing the color of the deck "999 Brand OF THE U.S. PLAYING CARDS STEAMBOAT THE U.S. PLAYING CARD CO., Cincinnati, U.S.A." Tax stamps are in place. Box has printer in white on green background "ONE DOZEN 999 STEAMBOAT PLAYING CARDS MADE IN U.S.A." From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. "HM-23872-G-00065" written in pencil on bottom of box and pa...
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HM-23872-G-00066-000 - Shoe
3 Card Dealing Shoes Model 6898 (modern) in individual white boxes packed in shipping box which held 12. White boxes printed in blue ink "WACO PRODUCTS CORPORATION 51 KULICK ROAD FAIRFIELD, NJ. 07006-3386 DEALER'S SHOE. MODEL 6898 MADE IN TAIWAN". From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. "HM-23872-G-00066" written in pencil on back right corner of each box and paper string tag.
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HM-23872-G-00077-000 - Chip, Poker
Hunt & Co. Chip Samples Various samples of colors and mold designs including samples for fraternal organizations with emblems on one side and "000" on the reverse for the post or lodge number. One "diamond-square" mold example has "MILLER" written in pencil on the sample indicating what color, mold and name to be made. Drilled chips are considered as cancelled by the drill hole. From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. A PDF of the chips is available i...
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HM-23872-G-00082-000 - Layout
Layout - Dice Layout silk screen on canvas backed billiard cloth with numbers printed in yellow "4 5 SIX 8 NINE 10" centered in the layout. From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. "HM-23872-G-00082" paper string tag pinned to layout.
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HM-23872-G-00087-000 - Layout
Layout - Cut out, probably sample, section from a Bing type dice layout silk screen on Ironclad cloth. Printed in yellow on upper corner "IRONCLAD CLOTH". Printed in yellow "FIELD 2 3 4 9 10 11 12". Printed in red "Craps". From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. ...
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