Museum object · Toys and Games
Box of poker chips from the Rock Rest Tourist Home
mid 20th century
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A box of cardboard red, white, and blue poker chips. The box top is red with a black bottom. On the box top is a blue band with white text that reads [POKER / CHIPS] and white text on red that reads [UNBREAKABLE] and [NOISELESS]. The box top is decorated with illustrations of stacks of red, white, and blue poker chips. On the short end of the box is white text on both short sides that reads [100 / POKER CHIPS / ASSORTED / COLORS]. The interior of the box has three (3) vertical dividers to separate the four (4) stacks of chips. The box contains ninety-one (91) poker chips: forty-four (44) white chips, twenty-four (24) red chips, and twenty-three (23) blue chips. The chips are painted cardboard and are blank on both sides.
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Catalog reference: 2011.12.49
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