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ITEM VIEW: CG267841
415 Market Street
San Diego, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1945, Close: 1952

Pool hall and card room owned by Byford Lambert.

T. R. King first sold 1000 of these Large Crown chips in three denominations to Byford E. Lambert at "Lambert's Streamliner Billiards" (3832 5th Ave., San Diego) in 1950. Lambert died suddenly months after receiving the chips (see "Archive").

T. R. King sold another 1000 chips in four denominations to Mal Smith at 415 University St. in 1951.

Above advertisement from 7/28/1945 (San Diego Union Tribune).
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CG267841 Obsolete
Denom: 5¢
Added: 2021-06-30
Color: White
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

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