Help: what old skool molds should I be looking for? (1 Viewer)

[liftapint]

So I was lucky enough to recently pick up the chips in the photo below from @JWC. I want to build a set around them.
My idea is to have a mixed mold (no mold duplicated) set, with all chips coming from the same era (1950s-1960s, ish), and none of the commonly collected molds (no RHC, THC, scrown, lcrown).

My question to the history buffs with more knowledge of older molds than I have (which isn't difficult, I have none) -- what molds should I be looking for? I'm ready to do a chip guide search/review, but would love some ideas of what molds to look for.

I'd love to find $1s and $5s in colors that work with these fracs -- perhaps all hotstamped. But what I'm really asking about is JUST the mold options out there.

Thoughts?

THANK YOU!

 

[RichMahogany]

Hey Mel how do these chips handle? Had some hub molds at one point and they we’re anecdotally lighter than any CPC chip I’ve handled(meaning way too ligjt).

Was just curious if I had an unleaded color

 

[liftapint]

Hey Mel how do these chips handle? Had some hub molds at one point and they we’re anecdotally lighter than any CPC chip I’ve handled(meaning way too ligjt).

Was just curious if I had an unleaded color

I'll let you know in a few days. They haven't arrived yet!

 

[Saoliver]

I believe (as @RichMahogany said), these are HUB mold (MD-44).

 

[Saoliver]

I believe (as @RichMahogany said), these are HUB mold (MD-44).

http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesign_geometric.htm

 

[BearMetal]

I think the diamond mold and diamond square mold was used in the 60s ... but is that too common / too new?

 

[liftapint]

I believe (as @RichMahogany said), these are HUB mold (MD-44).

I know. I'm trying to think of OTHER molds that would be era-appropriate and go well in a mixed set with these hub mold.
Like some tri-clubs that I've seen somewhere before!

 

[Colquhoun]

My all-time favorite is the arodie (arrow and dice). It’s classic 50s and 60s.
The horseshoe mold is later, but still great.

The two on the left are arodie, the right is horseshoe:

 

[Okku]

Here's a few older style molds:
- HOUR GLASS (1940's-1950's? Rigdon & Co.)
- HARP (1930's-1950's? Taylor & Co.)
- "L" MOLD
- LAZY "S" (a/k/a S mold) ( 1930's -1940's. Ryan & Co)
- "T" MOLD (1930's-1951. Taylor & Co.)
- "C" MOLD (H. C. Evans and Co., Chicago IL. c. 1900 to 1930's)
- WAVE CRESTS (a/k/a WAVE) (1930's-1940's. Bowman Equipment Co.)
- RECTANGLES (RECTL) ( 940's-1960)
- SMALL AND LARGE RECTANGLES (a/k/a SQUARE-SQUARE-RECTANGLE [SQSQRT])
- DIAMONDS (a/k/a RADIAL DIAMONDS) (Jack Todd Co., Kansas City MO, 1933-1950)
- DIAMONDS AND SQUARES (DIASQR) (1941-1960's)
- LAZY DIAMONDS (1940's-? White's Card Room Equipment Co.)
- TRI-BAL (a/k/a 3 DOTS & DASH, and TREY-BALL) (1929-1939. Joe Treybal Sporting Goods Company, St. Louis MO.)
- CORD (1940's?-1950's? E. M. O'Neil & Co.)

I'm sure I'm missing some molds, but these are the ones that stand out to me.

All information found from Robert Eisenstadt's websiteL
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesignindex_site.htm

 

[Saoliver]

I know. I'm trying to think of OTHER molds that would be era-appropriate and go well in a mixed set with these hub mold.
Like some tri-clubs that I've seen somewhere before!

I guess I need to read better.

Also...

 

[liftapint]

My all-time favorite is the arodie (arrow and dice). It’s classic 50s and 60s.
The horseshoe mold is later, but still great.

The two on the left are arodie, the right is horseshoe:
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I *LOVE* the arodie mold too. So classic. I doubt I could dumb-luck into an affordable bunch of those, but they would be PERFECT.
Adding to the tippy top of my want list.

 

[liftapint]

Here's a few older style molds:
- HOUR GLASS (1940's-1950's? Rigdon & Co.)
- HARP (1930's-1950's? Taylor & Co.)
- "L" MOLD
- LAZY "S" (a/k/a S mold) ( 1930's -1940's. Ryan & Co)
- "T" MOLD (1930's-1951. Taylor & Co.)
- "C" MOLD (H. C. Evans and Co., Chicago IL. c. 1900 to 1930's)
- WAVE CRESTS (a/k/a WAVE) (1930's-1940's. Bowman Equipment Co.)
- RECTANGLES (RECTL) ( 940's-1960)
- SMALL AND LARGE RECTANGLES (a/k/a SQUARE-SQUARE-RECTANGLE [SQSQRT])
- DIAMONDS (a/k/a RADIAL DIAMONDS) (Jack Todd Co., Kansas City MO, 1933-1950)
- DIAMONDS AND SQUARES (DIASQR) (1941-1960's)
- LAZY DIAMONDS (1940's-? White's Card Room Equipment Co.)
- TRI-BAL (a/k/a 3 DOTS & DASH, and TREY-BALL) (1929-1939. Joe Treybal Sporting Goods Company, St. Louis MO.)
- CORD (1940's?-1950's? E. M. O'Neil & Co.)

I'm sure I'm missing some molds, but these are the ones that stand out to me.

All information found from Robert Eisenstadt's websiteL
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesignindex_site.htm

Great info Oscar, thank you!
This will give me a place to start in my research!

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

@Thomacetti seems to know his way around the older molds as well.

 

[ekricket]

@AK Chip

 

[liftapint]

Hey Mel how do these chips handle? Had some hub molds at one point and they we’re anecdotally lighter than any CPC chip I’ve handled(meaning way too ligjt).

Was just curious if I had an unleaded color

To my delight (and surprise), these hubs are beefy!!

 

[RichMahogany]

To my delight (and surprise), these hubs are beefy!!

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That’s awesome! Think the few I had were in the 8-8.5g range

 

[allforcharity]

The problem with most of these rare vintage molds is that there is so little out there in even single rack quantities. The mold common of which I've seen are Hub mold.

I once had a set of wave mold.

 

[Ben8257]

SMDH... the greatest mold of ALL Time, the ODD Horsey mold! HHL

But unfortunately the Forty Grands are the only heavy ones I know of, the rest are 8.5 - 9.

 

[Sprouty]

If non denoms work I know a guy that has a few of these.....

 

[Josh Kifer]

Hub is a fantastic mold, weights can vary tho. I got some light bois at home.

 

[liftapint]

SMDH... the greatest mold of ALL Time, the ODD Horsey mold! HHL
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But unfortunately the Forty Grands are the only heavy ones I know of, the rest are 8.5 - 9.

Score of a lifetime, my friend! You have so many sets that I envy...this one is top 3. It's incredible!

 

[AfterTheFact]

H mold love…

 

[ekricket]

I once had a set of wave mold.

Wave mold is nice. Thursday night poker

 

[Silver_Fiend]

Jack Todd's radial diamonds are the best! I'm still hunting for a nice set of spotted diamonds to include in my set.