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$175

Dice Beveling Block. Concave wooden block covered in laminate material, used to bevel or wear down dice in order to gaff them. Used in the shop of the well-known gaffed dice maker “Junior” Hinson. Shows wear from use. At the K.C. Card Company and other gambling supply houses, dice were often beveled by rubbing them on the tops of wooden barrels repeatedly.


Potter & Potter

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2012-06-23

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Beveling Block. Hunt & Co. (?), ca. 1920. Sandpaper was placed on the blocks and dice were pulled across to secretly bevel their edges. Very Read more…


Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2015-06-28