The posting of ID's for who produced the Triangle, HHR & HHL & Crest and Seal molds sent me in search of answers. Here are the results that will be in my June column of Gaming Times. Special thanks to John Kendall-Chipco, Jim Blanchard-Atlantic Standard, Don Jarktow-Gamblers General Store/Langworthy.

From 1928 through Paul-Son's entry into the market only 3 companies actually made compression molded chips. US Playing Card, TR King, and The Burt Co in Portland. All others were distributers of chips made by these 3 companies. Burt actually produce 95% of all old molds. In 1947 Burt bought USPC molds and then there were only 2. John Kendall bought Burt and converted HHR & HHL to injection molds. Samples were made and sent to salesman. No actual chips were ever sold from these molds. Chipco sold all of Burts molds to Atlantic Standard including the rights HHR & HHL. Atlantic Standard has converted some old molds such as Die Swirl, LKey & HHR to modern manfacturing standards. All other old molds still exist today. It is very costly to convert them and the chance of reserecting other older molds is very slim. Langworthy is no longer exclusive distributers of HHR.

If you have a clay compression molded chip and you can not trace it to TR King or trace it to USPC pre 1947 it was made by Burt. Paul-Son, TR King, Bud Jones, and Atlantic Standard are the only companies making True clay compression molded chips today. Others are a plastic/clay composition.
You have probably seen the last of Burts grand old molds such as Arrowdie,Triangles,L's, T's,Slant S's, Hrglass, Cord, Harp, Sqincr, & Hub.