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State Club

927 'H' Steet
Modesto, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1940s, Close: 1966

A licensed card room, with five tables, originally owned by Oscar A. Buletti. Bought by Clarence Jack Delarber in 1945 and owned by him until his sudden death in 1956. Located inside of the State Hotel. Delarber also owned the nearby "Nevada Club", also a licensed card room.

T. R. King sold at least 7,800 of these large crown chips in eight colors/denominations to the State Club, (c/o Jack Delarber), 927 H Street, Modesto, California, between 1952 and 1959.

For sale listing from 5/24/1959 (The Modesto Bee).

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Table Chips (8) [QuickView]

CG051108 Obsolete
Added: 2011-10-24
Last Update: 2011-10-26
Color: Yellow
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

CG051109 Obsolete
Added: 2011-10-24
Last Update: 2023-04-16
Color: Red
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub

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Needed

CG051110 Obsolete
Added: 2011-10-24
Last Update: 2011-10-24
Color: Gray
Mold: LCrown

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Needed

CG051111 Obsolete
Added: 2011-10-24
Last Update: 2023-04-16
Color: Orange
Mold: LCrown

CG172246 Obsolete
Added: 2016-10-30
Last Update: 2023-04-16
Color: Gray
Mold: ZigZag
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Richard Edward Staeffler

Attribution traced to Eastman's Illustrated Guide to California Card Room Gaming Chips & Checks (1998).

CG172247 Obsolete
Added: 2016-10-30
Last Update: 2023-04-16
Color: Red
Mold: ZigZag
Inlay: HS

CG172248 Obsolete
Added: 2016-10-30
Last Update: 2023-04-16
Color: Green
Mold: ZigZag
Inlay: HS

CG051107 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-10-24
Last Update: 2023-04-16
Color: Purple
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold

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Chip Order Cards (1) [QuickView]

CG285451
Issued: 1952
Added: 2022-05-26
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles

Match Books (1) [QuickView]

CG182696
Added: 2017-08-02
Contributed by: Don Lueders

A stock red/blue/yellow matchbook that has black printing to customize it for Hotel State. Note the phone number "28", so this is a really old match.

Total Items (10)