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1916 NYCCC sealed, but no tuck.

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1916 NYCCC sealed, but no tuck.
« on: May 14, 2015, 01:19:51 AM »
 

skinny

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I've come across a deck that is wrapped in paper with the appropriately cancelled and dated USIR tax stamp. It's a deck well known from the 1910s. The decks (2 decks (red/blue), one sealed) came with a rack of bakelite chips in a leather/leatherette case. The case has no embossing, labelling, or indicators of any kind. The chips are also featureless.

Did NYCCC ever put out a poker set? That could explain the paper-wrapped decks.
 

Re: 1916 NYCCC sealed, but no tuck.
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2015, 05:12:13 AM »
 

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They did make chips late 1800's. Doubt this was their set. Assume someone bought the set and after using whatever was in the slots, put two unopened decks in for 'next game'
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Re: 1916 NYCCC sealed, but no tuck.
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2015, 09:38:54 AM »
 

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Here's the NYCCC "Canary" deck.

If this wasn't part of a poker set, what circumstances do you think gave way to the paper wrapper?
 

Re: 1916 NYCCC sealed, but no tuck.
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2015, 10:40:32 AM »
 

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Here's the NYCCC "Canary" deck.

If this wasn't part of a poker set, what circumstances do you think gave way to the paper wrapper?
Wrapper always there inside the original tuck case. Factory method.
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Re: 1916 NYCCC sealed, but no tuck.
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2015, 11:45:50 AM »
 

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I have little doubt in my mind that someone gathered up the materials separately and combined them to make the kit - either a consumer thinking of using them or a retailer thinking of selling them as a packaged set they compiled themselves.

I would LOVE to see photos of the entire kit!  How big was it?  Typical "small poker kit" size?  Pocket size?  :))
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