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ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
Highway 198
Visalia, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1941, Close: 1959

T. R. King sold 1000 large crown chips in five denominations to Brock & Stewart, the owners of the Sahara Club in September, 1959.

The Sahara Club, was just east of Visalia on Highway 198 (also called Mineral King Highway). It was open from 1941 until November 1959, when a fire extensively damaged the building. Originally owned by James A. Moye, who in 1945 sold it to Alvah Owen Ray. Ray sold the club in 1952 to Jesse E. Young, the club's final owner (see "Archive").

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Casino Money
Table Chips (4) [QuickView]
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CG032341 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Added: 2011-02-25
Last Update: 2011-02-25
Color: RED
Mold: LCrown
CG032343 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2011-02-25
Last Update: 2011-02-25
Color: BLUE
Mold: LCrown
CG032342 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-02-25
Last Update: 2013-02-27
Color: Green
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Jim Colbert
CG215469 Obsolete
Denom: $10
Added: 2018-11-16
Color: Black
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS - Gold
Contributed by: Richard Edward Staeffler
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG275049
Added: 2021-12-18
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG275050
Added: 2021-12-18
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Other Items (1) [QuickView]
CG274321
Added: 2021-11-29

Ad from 6/25/1952 (Visalia Times-Delta.
Total Items (7)

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