PHOTOGRAPHS OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY GAMING TABLES
by [Gambling]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
A group of 15 black-and-white photographs of gaming tables produced by Mason & Co., which at one time was the nation's largest producer of gambling equipment. Several of these 8" x 10" images are stamped with a Newark, New Jersey address on the verso, dating the images to pre-1935 when the company consolidated its operations and moved them to Chicago. The company was founded in the late 1800s as Geo. Mason & Co. and initially produced ornate roulette wheels.
According to a handwritten note on the back of one of the photographs, the images in this group show the new standard carved library equipment. There are a variety of mahogany tables for playing roulette and craps. One of the images in the group has been mocked up to show it in a residential setting, perhaps for a catalog.
Along with the photographs, this group includes four brochures about gambling: Harrah's Club Lake Tahoe Gaming Guide, 1955; Roland Hill's In Las Vegas I Recommend: Where to Go, Stop, Eat, Play and Shop, 1950; Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club Souvenir Gaming Guide, 1954; and Eldorado Club Souvenir Gaming Guide, circa 1950.
According to a handwritten note on the back of one of the photographs, the images in this group show the new standard carved library equipment. There are a variety of mahogany tables for playing roulette and craps. One of the images in the group has been mocked up to show it in a residential setting, perhaps for a catalog.
Along with the photographs, this group includes four brochures about gambling: Harrah's Club Lake Tahoe Gaming Guide, 1955; Roland Hill's In Las Vegas I Recommend: Where to Go, Stop, Eat, Play and Shop, 1950; Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club Souvenir Gaming Guide, 1954; and Eldorado Club Souvenir Gaming Guide, circa 1950.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74710
- Title
- PHOTOGRAPHS OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY GAMING TABLES
- Author
- [Gambling]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Gambling, Roulette, Craps, Americana, Trade Catalogs, Original Photographs, Chicago
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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