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93 North Main Street
Porterville, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1948, Close: 1981

Bar and card room originally at 211 North Main Street, and owned by Harold L. Smith (aka Smitty) and Elmer L. Cartwright. Around 1964, it moved to 93 North Main Street.

T. R. King sold 2000 Large Crown mold chips in four colors/denominations to the Frontier Club, 219 North Main Street, Porterville, California, in 1955 and 1961.

Listing (third from bottom) from the 1970 Porterville Yellow Pages, under "Taverns".

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Casino Money
Table Chips (8) [QuickView]
CG037723 Obsolete
Issued: 1955
Added: 2011-06-02
Last Update: 2022-04-02
Color: Orange
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
CG037356 Obsolete
Denom:
Issued: 1961
Added: 2011-05-28
Last Update: 2022-04-02
Color: Red
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
CG037357 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Issued: 1961
Added: 2011-05-28
Last Update: 2022-04-02
Color: Orange
Mold: LCrown
CG037359 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Issued: 1970s
Added: 2011-05-28
Last Update: 2022-04-02
Color: Brown
Inserts: 3 Green
Mold: H&C (SCV)
CG037358 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Issued: 1961
Added: 2011-05-28
Last Update: 2022-04-02
Color: Blue
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Mike Vuolo
CG037360 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Issued: 1970s
Added: 2011-05-28
Last Update: 2022-04-02
Color: Blue
Inserts: 3 Maroon
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: R-Multi
Logo: Mountains
Contributed by: Paul Bachtel
CG037361 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-05-28
Last Update: 2011-05-28
Color: Yellow
Inserts: 3 Green/White
Mold: H&C (SCV)
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CG037362 Obsolete
Denom: $25
Added: 2011-05-28
Last Update: 2024-03-04
Color: Black
Inserts: 3 Gray/Brown
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG282559
Issued: 1955
Added: 2022-04-02
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG282457
Issued: 1961
Added: 2022-03-31
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (10)

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