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ChipGuide
ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
147 East Grand Street
Escondido, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1957, Close: 1960s

Ernest H. (Hollywood) Hobbs was the co-owner of the "Metropolitan Pool Hall", and held a card room license for the room from 1950, until his death in 1966. It became the "Metro Card Room" around 1970. These "Hollywood Club" chips may have been used by him there, or possibly elsewhere.

T. R. King sold 1500 of these small crown chips in four denominations to Ernest H. Hobbs, Metropolitan Recreation, 147 South Grand Street, Escondido, California, in 1957 and 1960.

Advertisement from 3/20/1956 (Times-Advocate).

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Casino Money
Table Chips (2) [QuickView]
CG038692 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Added: 2011-07-04
Last Update: 2018-11-16
Color: Blue
Mold: SCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
Updated by: Jim Colbert
CG309976 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Added: 2023-11-06
Color: Light Blue
Mold: SCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: George Dmitrevsky
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG282753
Issued: 1949
Added: 2022-04-07
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG282752
Issued: 1957
Added: 2022-04-07
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (4)

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