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ANTE UP: The Collection of Robert Eisenstadt

We welcome you to take part in Ante Up, the auction of the Robert Eisenstadt's incredible collection. The auction takes place on January 30, 2021 at 10:00AM CT. You can visit the auction website by clicking here.

You can also view the collection that is up for auction as a PDF.

If you have any questions about the auction, please contact Joseph Slabaugh (joeslabaugh@potterauctions.com, 773-472-1442) at Potter & Potter Auctions.

IN MEMORIAM: Robert Eisenstadt 1942 - 2020

On June 5, 2020, Robert Eisenstadt died peacefully at home, in the loving presence of his sister Nancy and his sister's family. He will be dearly missed by all of us who loved and appreciated him. If you would like to leave a story about Robert, write a message, or read what others have written, please click here.

He took pride in his collection and loved sharing it with fellow enthusiasts; please have a look and enjoy.

 

Robert Eisenstadt's
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CREST AND SEAL BOX STICK (CORRAL) NUMERALS

(These chips were likely all made by the U. S. Playing Card Co. from the 1920's to the 1940's.  The chip sample-chip order volumes in the USPC Co. museum shows many of these chips.  Note that often these chips were not generic, but ordered with a color combination exclusive to the customer.  Click here to see part of a page from the Mason & Co. catalog where these box chips are described as "exclusive" ... ... non-duplicate" chips to protect the club from "ringers.")


order
number

picture --
120 x 120 pixels
denom-
ination

color
of
numeral

color
of
clay
comments
price



Box1




1



black



yellow




$7.00



Box1a




1



green


light
lilac-
lavender

lighter lilac-lavender than scan here





$15.00




Box1b
sold
 



1



black



orange
catalin-
bakelite (?)
(plastic)



Not a crest and seal chip, of course.  Just thought it should go on this page.  Hot-stamped chip. Thick, square-edged



$7.00
sold



Box1c




1



red



blue




$15.00
Box1d
sold





1




red


white;
looks
gray now here,
but white





$15.00
sold

Box1e




1



green



yellow




15.00



Box5




5



black



red




$12.00



Box5a




5



rust-
orange



white



serrated
edge



$25.00
sold




Box10






10




blue




yellow




serrated edge




20.00



Box25




25



gold



blue



serrated
edge



$25.00
sold



Box25a




25



red



black



small nick
on one side;
otherwise
fine



$20.00
sold



Box25b




25



green



green



very fine-excellent



$45.00



Box50
Sold




50
Sold



black



pink




serrated
edge



$25.00
Sold


Box100a
Sold






100
regular
(w/o shamrock)
Sold





green



purple



OK condition -- used in the Balinese Room, Texas -- see Box100b, below. ... ... ....Note: Box 100a and Box100b are the same chip as far as the color of the inlay and clay go -- just different scans account for the differences you see on this page.



$25.00
Sold



Box100b
Sold




100
w/ shamrock
Sold



green




purple
 Here is the elusive $100 purple (not the more common red one) Balinese Room, Galveston, Texas, crest and seal poker chip. (Another difference is that the red one has black print in the inlay; the purple one has green print.)  A check of the latest edition of Ed Hertel's "Illegal Chip Price Guide" will verify that this chip is from the Balinese Room.  It is also identified in Frank Chalfant's "Galveston Island of Chance," and in other works. There is an added plus to the chip!  You'll note that it has a small shamrock discretely branded into the rim of the chip, probably for security purposes.  Click here for a closer view of that shamrock.




$90.00
Sold

 


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