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CHIPS COLLECTION, O'DWYER CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS
This is a great set of four chips from the illegal gambling casino known as the O'Dwyers Club outside New Orleans, Louisiana. The chips have the phonograph surface in the center. The $5.00 lavender and $.25 red are in near mint condition. The $50 yellow is in very good but used condition. It mainly needs cleaning but does not have any other flaws. The $1. green has also been used. It needs cleaning and shows some wear around the edge. The chips were made by Jones in New Orleans. The chips are 1.55 inches in diameter. George and Rudy O'Dwyer ran the illegal O'Dwyer's casino and nightclub just a few steps outside of the city limits of New Orleans in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. (Counties in Louisiana are called parishes.) These gaming chips, thought to be from the 1930s - 1940s are rare in that they have a machined surface grooved inlay that feels much like a small phonograph record. Chips that carry denominations such as 25 cents, $1.00, and $5.00 are technically called gaming checks. These illegal club checks tell a story of Dixieland jazz and the southern hospitality of New Orleans, mother of Mississippi riverboat gambling in the U.S. This is one of the most famous of the illegal gambling establishments in the United States.
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NEW ORLEANS GAMBLING CHIP, SOUTHPORT INN
Great old crest and seal chip from the Southport Inn near New Orleans, Louisiana. Probably circa 1920s. The chip measures 1-1/2 inches in diameter and is in excellent condition, beautiful color and a great patina. It is from the famous Southport Inn, located on Levee and River Road in Metairie, Louisiana. This club preceded the new Southport Club, one of the most famous and successful clubs in New Orleans' gambling history. This is a rare New Orleans chip and a must for every collector.
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NEW ORLEANS GAMBLING CHIP, NEW SOUTHPORT
Orange and ivory roulette chip from the New Southport Club of New Orleans, Louisiana. This chip is in very good condition with only one pinhead size nick on the edge. The New Southport Club was located in Jefferson Parish, just outside the city limits of New Orleans, off the Mississippi River Road at 1300 Monticello Street. Owned by Carlos Marcello, who the Times-Picayune newspaper called "the purported organized crime king of New Orleans," the New Southport Club was a lavish illegal casino and night spot famous in the 1930s to the 1950s. These multiple color crest and seal chips have a design and workmanship of the finest order and quality seen in gaming counters of that era.
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NEW ORLEANS GAMBLING CHIP, $50 O'Dwyer
Yellow $50 chip from the O'Dwyer's Club from outside New Orleans, Louisiana. The chip measures 1.55 inches in diameter. The chip is in very good condition but has been used and needs cleaning. George and Rudy O'Dwyer ran the illegal O'Dwyer's casino and nightclub just a few steps outside of the city limits of New Orleans in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. (Counties in Louisiana are called parishes.) These gaming chips, thought to be from the 1930s - 1940s are rare in that they have a machined surface grooved inlay that feels much like a small phonograph record. These illegal club chips tell a story of Dixieland jazz and the southern hospitality of New Orleans, mother of Mississippi riverboat gambling in the U.S. This is one of the most famous of the illegal gambling establishments in the United States.
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NEW ORLEANS GAMBLING CHIP, $1 O'Dwyer
$1.00 Green chip from the O'Dwyer's Club outside New Orleans, Louisiana. The chip measures 1.55 inches in diameter. The chip has been used and has some spots on the green portion and some slight discoloration (stain?) in the white portion in the center. George and Rudy O'Dwyer ran the illegal O'Dwyer's casino and nightclub just a few steps outside of the city limits of New Orleans in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. (Counties in Louisiana are called parishes.) These gaming chips, thought to be from the 1930s - 1940s are rare in that they have a machined surface grooved inlay that feels much like a small phonograph record. Chips that carry denominations such as 25 cents, $1.00, and $5.00 are technically called gaming checks. These illegal club checks tell a story of Dixieland jazz and the southern hospitality of New Orleans, mother of Mississippi riverboat gambling in the U.S. This is one of the most famous of the illegal gambling establishments in the United States.
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$1.00 O'DWYER HOT STAMP
$1.00 denomination O'Dwyer's Club chip, Jones mold (New Orleans). This is a hot stamped chip with 3 green inserts. It is in mint condition. George and Rudy O'Dwyer ran the illegal O'Dwyer's casino and nightclub just a few steps outside of the city limits of New Orleans in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. (Counties in Louisiana are called parishes.) Chips that carry denominations such as 25 cents, $1.00, and $5.00 are technically called gaming checks. These illegal club checks tell a story of Dixieland jazz and the southern hospitality of New Orleans, mother of Mississippi riverboat gambling in the U.S. This is one of the most famous of the illegal gambling stablishments in the United States.
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BLUE CREST AND SEAL ROULETTE CHIP, NSP CLUB
Blue, crest and seal roulette chip from the New Southport Club of New Orleans, Louisiana. This blue is a rare color for these chips. This chip is in good condition. The New Southport Club was located in Jefferson Parish, just outside the city limits of New Orleans, off the Mississippi River Road at 1300 Monticello Street. Owned by Carlos Marcello, who the Times-Picayune newspaper called "the purported organized crime king of New Orleans," the New Southport Club was a lavish illegal casino and night spot famous in the 1930s to the 1950s. These multiple color crest and seal chips have a design and workmanship of the finest order and quality seen in gaming counters of that era.
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NEW ORLEANS NEW SOUTHPORT CHIP COLLECTION
This is a complete set of 10 crest and seal clay roulette chips in 10 different colors: orange, black, white, gray, red, green, blue, pink, light blue, and brown. These multiple-color, crest and seal chips have a design and workmanship of the finest order and quality seen in gaming counters of that era. I don't believe there are many sets of 10 in existence, other than the few I have and maybe 6 other sets. This is a rare and major collection in itself. The New Southport Club was located in Jefferson Parish, just outside the city limits of New Orleans, off the Mississippi River Road at 1300 Monticello Street. Owned by Carlos Marcello, who the Times-Picayune newspaper called "the purported organized crime king of New Orleans," the New Southport Club was a lavish illegal casino and night spot famous in the 1930s to the 1950s.
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Terra Cotta Original Club Forest
Terra cotta colored gambling chip from the illegal gambling club,the Original Club Forest, outside New Orleans, Louisiana. The chip is in MINT - unused - condition. The color is not as red as it appears in the picture. The chip measures 1.55 inches in diameter. The Club Forest chip is a uniquely collectible gaming counter. Inlaid with the club's address plainly displayed in crest and seal fashion, the outside edge sports a circular mold of 18 encused stars. Named the LA1812 mold in Gaming Times magazine (April 1998), the 18 stars are thought to symbolize Lousiana (LA) as the 18th state to enter the Union in the year 1812. Manufacturer of this "non-duplicate" chip is purported to be Jones Brothers, 117 N. Henneessey St., New Orleans 19, La. These chips were used by George and Rudy O'Dwyer who ran the Original Club Forest at 407 E. Jefferson Highway during the heyday of illegal New Orleans gambling. Advertising for the club was done openly; and patrons, both local and tourists were "protected" rather than hasseled by local law enforcement. After all, illegal gambling was good for the city economy.
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NSP CLUB GAMBLING CHIP, GREEN AND IVORY
Beautiful green and ivory illegal casino gambling chip from the New Southport Club outside New Orleans, Louisiana. This chip measures 1.55 inches in diameter. The New Southport Club was located in Jefferson Parish, just outside the city limits of New Orleans, off the Mississippi River Road at 1300 Monticello Street. Owned by Carlos Marcello, who the Times-Picayune newspaper called "the purported organized crime king of New Orleans," the New Southport Club was a lavish illegal casino and night spot famous in the 1930s to the 1950s. The New Southport Club was located in Jefferson Parish, just outside the city limits of New Orleans, off the Mississippi River Road at 1300 Monticello Street. Owned by Carlos Marcello, who the Times-Picayune newspaper called "the purported organized crime king of New Orleans," the New Southport Club was a lavish illegal casino and night spot famous in the 1930s to the 1950s.
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$.25 O'Dwyer
$.25 illegal gambling chip in mint condition - unused - from the O'Dwyer's Club outside New Orleans, Louisiana. The chip measures 1.55 inches in diameter. Beautiful red color. George and Rudy O'Dwyer ran the illegal O'Dwyer's casino and nightclub just a few steps outside of the city limits of New Orleans in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. (Counties in Louisiana are called parishes.) These gaming chips, thought to be from the 1930s - 1940s are rare in that they have a machined surface grooved inlay that feels much like a small phonograph record. Chips that carry denominations such as 25 cents, $1.00, and $5.00 are technically called gaming checks. These illegal club checks tell a story of Dixieland jazz and the southern hospitality of New Orleans, mother of Mississippi riverboat gambling in the U.S. This is one of the most famous of the illegal gambling establishments in the United States.
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Lavender $5.00 O'Dwyer
$5.00 illegal casino gambling chip in excellent condition from the O'Dwyer's Club in New Orleans, Louisiana. The chip measures 1.55 inches in diameter. Beautiful lavender colored chip. George and Rudy O'Dwyer ran the illegal O'Dwyer's casino and nightclub just a few steps outside of the city limits of New Orleans in Jefferson Parish. (Counties in Louisiana are called parishes.) These gaming chips, thought to be from the 1930s-1940s, are rare in that they have a machined surface, grooved inlay that feels much like a small phonograph record. Chips that carry denominations such as 25 cents, $1.00, $5.00, etc. are technically called gaming checks. These illegal club checks tell a story of Dixieland jazz and the southern hospitality of New Orleans, mother of Mississippi riverboat gambling in the U.S. This is one of the most famous of all the illegal gambling establishments in the United States.
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