Not Mine Hub mold printing plates? Or mold cups? (1 Viewer)

[GenghisKhan]

Are these really for printing in publications? Or are these cups used in the manufacture of chips? I've only seen actual pics of mold cups like twice and has been awhile.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-OLD...378826?hash=item283afd6cca:g:gXEAAOSwOvRZcYBf

 

[pedrofisk]

Well they are mounted to wooden blocks so they certainly look like they are for type setting in a printer press.

I also imagine chip molds are always several rows and columns, never a single.

Would be a nice antique for a collection.

 

[GenghisKhan]

Yeah that' what I figured too. But someone here, especially who likes old molds like the hub, might wanna grab that for the old chip display.

I put this on The Chip Board too. As those guys collect anything chip/casino related. Might be gone real soon, lol.

 

[pedrofisk]

Agreed it would be a nice addition to a casino collection.

 

[crussader]

I also imagine chip molds are always several rows and columns, never a single.

My understanding is that molds are rows and columns, but cups are individual chip dies that fit into the mold. So a mold would have 15 or 20 cups that could be taken out and mounted to a block of wood. Not saying that's what happened here, but could be.

 

[pedrofisk]

My understanding is that molds are rows and columns, but cups are individual chip dies that fit into the mold. So a mold would have 15 or 20 cups that could be taken out and mounted to a block of wood. Not saying that's what happened here, but could be.

That's interesting, I didn't know that. You're probably right then.

 

[mike32]

From looking at other listings by the seller, I think these are printing blocks originally used to print a magazine for a vendor of cards, dice and other gambling items. Still pretty cool!

 

[GenghisKhan]

Confirmed to be printing blocks on The Chip Board. I had made a thread and Jay P replied he ordered some. He just got them.

http://www.thechipboard.com/index.cgi/page/1/md/read/id/1436074/sbj/printing-blocks/