Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

plastic

Dimensions:

Diameter (Chip diameter): 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3a): 3 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 7/16 in. (9.2 × 4.8 × 1.1 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3b): 3 9/16 × 1 7/8 × 5/8 in. (9.1 × 4.7 × 1.6 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3c): 2 15/16 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in. (7.5 × 4.5 × 1.6 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3d): 3 9/16 × 1 7/8 × 1/2 in. (9.1 × 4.8 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3e): 3 9/16 × 2 1/16 × 9/16 in. (9.1 × 5.2 × 1.5 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3f): 3 9/16 × 2 × 1/2 in. (9.1 × 5.1 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3g): 3 9/16 × 2 1/16 × 9/16 in. (9 × 5.2 × 1.5 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3h): 3 1/4 × 2 × 11/16 in. (8.2 × 5.1 × 1.8 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3i): 3 5/8 × 2 1/16 × 9/16 in. (9.2 × 5.2 × 1.4 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3j): 2 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 9/16 in. (7.3 × 4.9 × 1.4 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3k): 3 5/8 × 2 1/16 × 11/16 in. (9.2 × 5.2 × 1.7 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3l): 3 9/16 × 2 × 9/16 in. (9.1 × 5.1 × 1.5 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3m): 3 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 9/16 in. (8.5 × 4.9 × 1.5 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3n): 3 1/16 × 1 15/16 × 1/2 in. (7.7 × 5 × 1.3 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3o): 2 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 1/2 in. (7.3 × 5 × 1.3 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.50.3p): 3 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 9/16 in. (8.6 × 5 × 1.4 cm)

Type:

gaming counters

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Date:

mid 20th century

Description:

Sixteen (16) bags of bingo chips: Nine (9) bags of green chips and seven (7) bags of red chips. Each plastic bag contains approximately forty (40) plain, transparent plastic chips. Blue text on the front of each bag reads [Sanitary / CHIPS / for / "BINGO" / "LOTTO" / and other games / NON-INFLAMMABLE / MADE IN U.S.A.].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Amusements  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Business  Search this

Recreation  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.50.3a-p

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Toys and Games

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597019e44-3f73-49ac-a66e-84c04f633021

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.50.3a-p