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53 Framed Matchbook Covers from illegal Chicago https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/26609291_53-framed-matchbook-covers-from-illegal-chicago

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$175

53 Framed Matchbook Covers from illegal Chicago Gambling Clubs. Chicago, ca. 1940. Most pictorial, and many covers state “Ladies Invited.” Loose and framed, generally VG to Exc. In the 1930s and 40s Chicago was home to a proliferation of illegal gambling clubs run or controlled by the mob. The most notorious of all was the Rock Garden Club located at 2131 S. Cicero Ave. in Cicero and run by Rocco Fischetti, First Cousin to Al Capone. These matchbooks represent a treasure trove of the history of gambling in Chicago.

Potter & Potter

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2014-06-01

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