| Mason & Co shipped sold 1100 of these hub-mold chips in five colors to Tony Karamitsos, 123 E. Market Street, Stockton, CA, in 1940. "Tony Karamitsos Billiards" was at this address from 1940 to 1942. "Owl Billiards" was at this address both before and after those dates.
From the late 1940s until 1956, Anthony Karamitsos, also owned the "Portola Cafe" bar at 304 K Street, Sacramento, CA. The Gaming Table (2017) reports that these chips were also used there.
Listing (second from bottom) from the 1940 Stockton Yellow Pages, under "Billiards". |
