$1,500
Crooked Dice Maker’s Sample Book and Stamping Dies. Being a collection of pieces of legitimate casino dice, each bearing the logo of the gaming hall, primarily from well-known American casinos. Arranged in a three-ring binder. Accompanied by dozens of pieces of film and proofs of the casino logos, as well as hundreds of metal stamping dies used to craft crooked casino dice. Hundreds of well-known but mostly defunct casinos are represented, both in the sample book and on the metal stamps. Condition of the material varies, but generally good. Dice can be “gaffed” to roll in the cheater’s favor in many ways – by mis-spotting them, shaving them, loading them, or magnetizing them. This archive, secured from the estate of one of the best known and most skilled dice makers, “Junior” Hinson, represents a unique and never-to-be-duplicated window into this underground art form.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-06-23
