Pre-1960's inspired black inlay set mockup (Rising Sun artwork added... feedback requested) (2 Viewers)

I think "PUBLIC HOUSE" is growing on me.

The story in my head is that there is an underground bar/opium den/brothel/cardroom in New Orleans during the 1940's. This "house" has fancier chips than the typical 1940's illegal cardroom... but not fancier than available for the time (i.e. Flamingo). This "house" was the inspiration for the song. "Been the ruin of many a poor boy"... yada yada.
 
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Shaggy said:
Now I have to decide if this design will be on the scrown mold... Hmmm...
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You'd have to consider the effect on your overall design and it may just not work with the retro feel because of the larger inlay, but the fleur-de-lis seems decidedly consistent with the New Orleans theme. I think inlays that large and untextured were relatively uncommon in the time period you're looking to emulate, so FDL may be a no-go.

If FDL doesn't work, then given the history of the H-mold and the fact that the word "House" may be in your title, I think this would be a great set for H-mold.
 
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I absolutely hate the FDL mold. I think the DiaSquare mold is nearly perfect. There are many examples of that or similar during that timeframe. The H-mold is good too, but I prefer the DiSq. The scrown is interesting because it is appropriate for the time too. I think I like the DiSq better though due to more detail. I'll have to see how it looks once the scrown gets added to the chip tool.
 
Shaggy said:
I absolutely hate the FDL mold. I think the DiaSquare mold is nearly perfect. There are many examples of that or similar during that timeframe. The H-mold is good too, but I prefer the DiSq. The scrown is interesting because it is appropriate for the time too. I think I like the DiSq better though due to more detail. I'll have to see how it looks once the scrown gets added to the chip tool.
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I love diamond square too. Sounds like the scrown will probably be the same price as Diasqr, so it'll be whichever you prefer between those two. At least on my sample mold set, the texture on Diasqr is a little more subtle than some of the other molds, so it may be better for printing your detailed inlay than H-mold or others would be anyway. But scrown may be better still.

(I actually like FDL myself, but more to mimic the larger inlay styles of more contemporary chips. Other than the fleur-de-lis image itself, I didn't think the FDL mold overall would be a good fit for what you're doing here.)
 
The goal is that it looks almost hand written. Check out the font in the Flamingo artwork or the Mapes. We may do a few tweaks to make it look less font-ey and more drawn-ey.
 
Sounds too modern to me. Here is an image of the actual place that is depicted in the NCV chip. Note the name is Old Absinthe House Bar.
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Shaggy said:
Sounds too modern to me. Here is an image of the actual place that is depicted in the NCV chip. Note the name is Old Absinthe House Bar.
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well.. “Club” is certainly not modern ... you find it on chips from the 40s anyway. Might want to keep looking past “Public house” because somehow it’s not quite conjuring the right image ...

Something simple like “Hotel” would also work.. also because a building that size is probably also going to be a hotel...
 
superchromix said:
well.. “Club” is certainly not modern ... you find it on chips from the 40s anyway. Might want to keep looking past “Public house” because somehow it’s not quite conjuring the right image ...

Something simple like “Hotel” would also work.. also because a building that size is probably also going to be a hotel...
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But it’s the song, man!! “There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun.”

I’m all on board with public house, or road house, or whatever “house” works.
 
superchromix said:
well.. “Club” is certainly not modern ... you find it on chips from the 40s anyway. Might want to keep looking past “Public house” because somehow it’s not quite conjuring the right image ...

Something simple like “Hotel” would also work.. also because a building that size is probably also going to be a hotel...
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I appreciate the input. I agree "hotel" would work. That was my initial choice. However, for me... "Public House" works better. As @fieldsy points out, when I listen to the song... "hotel" just doesn't stick out... neither does club, cardroom, casino, resort & spa. Its funny, when I say "The Rising Sun Club," I think of a nudist resort. That's the image I conjur.
 
Okay... I have some updates and looking for more feedback on the $100 and $500.

Turns out the DISQ mold can't be hotstamped... so my dime is getting an inlay. Also I can't reinforce enough how important it is to get a color sample. My original green was way to dark. Too close to the black $100.

I'm pretty much set on the designs for the dime through $25. Looking for feedback on the $100 and $500. I don't want to repeat designs, but we can mix and match. Pardon my hacky use of MSPaint.
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100 E (I think retro blue looks better than purple here)
500 D

I am assuming you want to stay away from DG Peacock
 

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