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Arrowhead Inn & The Maltese Cross Chips

I won't bore those of you that have been following my research on the Arrowhead Inn, Branch Hill, OH 1931-37 since I started on it in May 99.
For those of you who have not been following it, go to http://www.chequers.com/ and click on Chequers Magazine then Trimble then May 99 for part 1, June, July, August, and Feb 00 are the other four parts.
If you are interested in the gaming history of one of the Cleveland Syndicates 1st forays into illegal gaming after the end of prohibition, you will find the stories interesting.

In Part 5, Feb 00 you will see an orange and a black Maltese Cross chip. As far as I know only John Benedict and myself have the two chips. They came out of an old railroad car that belonged to the sister of Sam & Harold Nason. The INN in an arrowhead chips were also there along with logoed menus, matches, stationary, ashtrays and letters from Sam to his sister. We never knew what the Maltese cross chips were used for at the Club. The orange has a V on it. Could have been a $5 chip???? Maybe a table number??? I can assure you the AI had several roulette tables.
In the scan below you will see 3 more colors pink, brown, and purple. I can not positively say they were roulettes but I am leaning towards it.
I recently came into possession of 10 sets of the 3 chips, an additional 25 sets of the pink and purple, and 100 additional pinks.
I have 5 sets of the 3 chips for sale at $35 or will trade for illegals I don't have.
I will sell the 25 sets of 2 colors for $15 or will trade for illegals I don't have.
I will sell the pinks for $5 or will trade for illegals I don't have.

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