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Will & Finck Folding Faro Layout. San Francisco, ca. 1890. 40 ½ x 16” open. Minor wear to felt and cards; Exc. Will & Finck was a leading manufacturer of cutlery, barber supplies, and gambling equipment. Its Bowie knives and gambling paraphernalia are highly sought after. The firm was especially noted for its gaffed faro dealing boxes, sleeve holdouts and carved casekeepers.


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2014-06-01

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