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ChipGuide
ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
105 4th St.
Taft, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1914, Close: 1960s

Orginally owned by Charles. A. Fox. The hotel burned down in 1968.

The United States Playing Card Company (Cincinnati, OH) shipped the diecut inlaid "FOX" chips in six colors to C. [Charles] A. Fox, Taft, California, on 10/16/1914.

T. R. King sold 1000 of these large crown chips in four denominations to M. M. Knoles at the Fox Hotel, Taft, CA in 1945. A Mr. M. N. Knoles was granted a business license to operate gaming tables at the Fox Hotel on 10/13/1946. (see Archive)

An additional shipment of 2000 of these chips in five denominations was made to L. W. Giboney, Brass Rail Bar, 412 1/2 Center Street, Taft, CA, in 1964. (There are slight differences in chip colors/denomination style between the 1945 and 1964 chips.)

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Casino Money
Table Chips (5) [QuickView]
CG243441 Obsolete
Issued: 1914
Added: 2020-06-10
Last Update: 2023-06-27
Color: Beige
Mold: Plain
Inlay: HS-Brown
Contributed by: Michael Moore

USPC diecut inlaid chip.
CG220257 Show Casinos Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2019-02-26
Last Update: 2022-01-07
Color: Blue
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS Gold
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

Dark blue version of this chip shipped in 1964
CG256794 Show Casinos Obsolete
Denom: 1
Added: 2020-12-09
Last Update: 2022-01-07
Color: Blue
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Christopher Burns

Lighter blue version of this chip shipped in 1945.
CG256795 Show Casinos Obsolete
Denom: 5
Issued: 1945
Added: 2020-12-09
Last Update: 2022-01-07
Color: White
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Christopher Burns
CG256792 Show Casinos Obsolete
Denom: 25
Issued: 1945
Added: 2020-12-09
Last Update: 2022-01-07
Color: Red
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Christopher Burns
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG276137 Show Casinos
Issued: 1945
Added: 2022-01-07
Last Update: 2022-01-07
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG276138 Show Casinos
Issued: 1964
Added: 2022-01-07
Last Update: 2022-01-07
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (7)

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