Christy & Jones THC v Paulson THC (1 Viewer)

[Jeff in Iowa]

In that exchange between David and myself on the ChipBoard about the TH&C molds, David was speaking from memory, and the years cited there might not be exactly right. The Burt Co. manufactured C&J TH&C chips a bit later than 1975, and at least until 1977. Below is a Paul-Son/Burt TH&C order card for The Mint Hotel in Las Vegas from 1977.

 

[allforcharity]

^^^
And they would almost all have been destroyed (sniff, sniff)

 

[CrazyEddie]

A little Paul-Son history:

@BGinGA - I really appreciate this kind of detailed post. In the past month or so while I've been learning about poker chips, I've often wondered about the materials, methods, and technical details that go into making these odd little plastic discs, as well as the historical circumstances that gave rise to them. And when I turned to Google to look for answers, I almost always ended up reading one of your posts.

I have a question, and I hope you won't find it disrespectful... how do you know all this stuff?

Wherever your knowledge springs from, it's pretty well isolated from the modern web, or at least doesn't turn up in searches. And so I appreciate you bringing it to light here on the forum, and especially appreciate you sharing your expertise with the rest of us collectors.

[Edit: ... and I also appreciate everyone who contributes to the technical and historical knowledge base here. I know there are plenty of you; I've read a lot of your posts.]

 

[BGinGA]

how do you know all this stuff?

15 years of documented and compiled research, but I'm not the first or only one to do so.

 

[Senzrock]

This is a great history thread. I have a rack of lilac solids that I’m guessing are C&J chips, as they do seem slightly shinier and the hot stamps appear to coincide with other C&J chips. When I weighed them on the scale however, they come out to ~12g/chip (they are mint) but most posts state that C&J chips are generally lighter than Paulson’s. Any ideas why that is?

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

Could be wrong but that looks like Paulson to me

 

[Senzrock]

Could be wrong but that looks like Paulson to me

I honestly can’t tell, they were sold to me as Paulson’s but between the shiny aspect and having a harder time matching the Paulson color pallet, I was starting to wonder...

 

[Senzrock]

Here is the other side / another look:

 

[Senzrock]

Definitely seems like a regular sized top hat & cane compared to this bad boy:

 

[markleteenie]

Here is the other side / another look:

View attachment 537961

This side definitely looks like Paulson. I also have a few TRVAs that I know are Paulsons.

 

[Senzrock]

This side definitely looks like Paulson. I also have a few TRVAs that I know are Paulsons.

Thanks - so yeah false alarm it seems. Appreciate the feedback!

 

[allforcharity]

Not all mint leaded chips are over 10g weight. It depends on the colour.

 

[mtl mile end]

Here is the other side / another look:

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This is an SCV. C&J only made LCV THC.

Acronym attack!

So it's a Paulson.

 

[BGinGA]

This is an SCV. C&J only made sold LCV THC made by Burt Co.

Acronym attack!

So it's a Paulson.

^ FYP.

 

[mtl mile end]

One of these days, I'll read up about Burt and hopefully it will stick.