| T. R. King shipped 2000 of the large crown "FVB" chips in five colors to Floyd Bryant, 2626 North California, Stockton, California in 1961. This was the address of the Stockton Labor Center Club in 1961. Labor Temples often had card rooms.
Eastman's Illustrated Guide to California Card Room Gaming Chips & Checks (1998) identifies the Large Crown and L-mold "FVB" hot stamp chips as having been used at the "Growers Inn Card Room" at 200 N. Wilson Way, Stockton, CA. The bar was owned by Frank Bryant during the 1950s.
Advertisement detail from 3/11/1957 (Stockton Evening Record). |
