Vintage Card/Chip Set circa 1900

I found inside a very old attaché case a poker card/poker chip set circa 1900. It is self-contained in a small carrying case. The cards are very early Bicycle cards and the chips are miniature and fit into a chip holder that slides into a slot below the cards. As far as I can tell it is one-of-a-kind in that I cannot find anything like it anywhere on the Web.

It is really slick. I can picture an old riverboat gambler carrying this or possibly a soldier in WWI.

Anyone ever seen one of these or know of anyone who might have one? I'd like to know what its worth. It is a real piece of poker history

Dan Colmerauer

pictures?

angrybanana said:

pictures?

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+1 post some pics.

Pix would be nice....

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Sorry, never posted pics before -- had to figure out how to do it.

Dan

Great Pics

ps0054 said:

Sorry, never posted pics before -- had to figure out how to do it.

Dan

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Hey Dan,

Great pics. Thanks for sharing. You did great on the posting of the pictures.
I screw up all the time posting them. I love messing around with the Paint program on my computer.

Mike

Did a couple quick searches but got no where. Did get some pretty cool sites with a google search "vintage poker set". Good luck on your quest.

Thats awesome!! want to sell them?

That is really something special. I think you should try and find out the value. Might be something worth selling depending on your attachment to it.

Thanks for sharing,
bigjay

Post at http://www.chiptalk.net. Lots of collectors there who should be able to help you.

Can you show a picture of the back of the cards ?
It would make the search a lot easier...

The cards pictured are not the ones that belong with the box pictured (808s vs 119s).

Awesome score!! Thanks for sharing. May I ask where you "found" it? As I lost mine last week, LOL. But seriously, how did you come across it? I would have thought maybe an antique/vintage store/boutique, but then if that was the case, I'm sure they would have gave you some background info on it.. I agree that it is probably a rare piece, and could possibly be of value. I'm also interested in how the inside of the drawer portion is constructed. Are the dividers that separate the chips stacks affixed to the drawer? Or do the divers look to be an after thought? It could possibly be a vintage business card holder that has been converted into a traveling poker set.

Thank you everyone for your help. Not sure if I want to sell it or not at this point.

Here is the card back:

well just to throw it out there id be willing to pay 150-250 probably so keep me in mind such a cool find and if you find the value and I'm way under i apologize lol have no idea the value just what i would pay because i really think its neat and I'm a collector (of everything) HAHA

Very cool, thanks for posting the pics.



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Seems to me this is US8c snowflake, introduced in 1904 and as WVH mentioned not in the original box.

http://www.cypressfilms.com/bicycle/66_Snowflake/red.html
http://www.cypressfilms.com/bicycle/US8c/us8c.html

Have to admit I couldn't find much more about it and have no clue about any value.

slicksam,

Not yet sure if I want to see it or not -- if I decide to sell I will let you know.

Thank you!!

Dan

That is a cool set!

I love this kind of stuff! Wish I came across something like this!!

Good stuff

Was hoping to check back into this thread, and someone would have hhad an answer to what exactly this is... Pretty sweet offer on it if you do decide to to sell it! I'll check back in, hopefully then it has been determined, in terms of value, rarity, and what exactly it is/was. Thanks for sharing, again.

Waterboy & SlickSam

I have been convinced (by my wife) to put the chip/card set for sale on Ebay but I am offering you the opportunity to make an offer before I list it.

Please email me at: 2bigdan2@earthlink.net if you are still interested.

Dan

also found cards

Found a couple of decks of cards myself a few years ago. Found them in a house I bought in New England, they were huge and had no numbers. Cash got the better of me saving them, they were much more valuable to someone else. hahaha

It's really nice and is really in the history of poker but I don't think its monetary value is high enough to sell it, but if I were u I would be proud to have such stuff in my house.