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Four Wizard Style Faux Holdouts. Manufacturers unknown, ca. 1900. These were actually patented as cuff fasteners for the old style of paper shirt cuffs worn from the 1880’s to the 1920’s. By some accounts, gamblers found they worked well to hold an extra card inside the sleeve. Very good.


Potter & Potter

Auctioneer:
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Date:
2013-05-18

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