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85 Market St.
Chicago, Illinois
Type: Other
Status: Closed
Open: c. 1882, Close: 1941

A. Ball & Bro. Co. was a playing card, gaming furniture, and composition poker chip manufacturer owned by Annie Ball, until her death in 1917. Originally located at 85 Market, it moved in 1911 to 25 N. Market. In 1926, Market Street was renamed Wacker Drive.

The United States Playing Card Co. sold the raised circle mold chips in three colors to the A. Ball & Bro., 25 N. Market Street, Chicago, IL, on 2/26/1929.

Listing (top) from the 1926 Chicago Yellow Pages, under "Playing Cards".
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Table Chips (4) [QuickView]
CG137325 Obsolete
Added: 2014-11-16
Last Update: 2017-10-16
Color: Chocolate
Mold: RaisCir
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: B
Contributed by: Jim Steffner

Ball Brothers, Chicago IL Chocolate, Ring mold.
CG185258 Obsolete
Issued: 1929
Added: 2017-10-18
Last Update: 2017-10-19
Color: Yellow
Mold: RaisCir
Inlay: White DCI
Contributed by: Roy Klein
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Needed		 CG185259 Obsolete
Issued: 1929
Added: 2017-10-18
Last Update: 2017-10-19
Color: Lt-Green
Mold: RaisCir
Inlay: White DCI
CG313391 Obsolete
Added: 2024-03-02
Last Update: 2024-03-02
Color: Black
Mold: Chain
Inlay: White DCI
Contributed by: Roy Klein
Total Items (4)

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