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Old 09-23-2007, 02:44 PM
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TR King history

There's a lot of great information in these forums and I'm hoping to get lucky with this. I'm looking for a history on the TR King company. I've read bits and pieces here and there but nothing too in depth. Has something been written yet? Is there an old post from Dennis I could view? Has anyone approached him for one? I'm a big fan of the small crown and would love to see a complete history maybe with a timeline and old pictures?? Is there a book someone could recommend??

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Old 09-24-2007, 12:00 PM
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There has been a few short posts on the company, but nothing to in-depth. In a past Chip Chat article, Doug Saito (a CCGTCC hall of famer) wrote a brief article on the history of TR King. Saito also give credit for a lot of info to Howard Hertz (a well know chip and casino historian and CCGTCC hall of famer) in the article. Here's a short summary: It has not been confirmed who founded TR King or what year it was established, but it was listed as a gaming supplies company in a 1924 phone book, located in Kansas City, MO. In 1929, the company was listed under an owner named Milton Anderson. The company moved to Los Angeles in the early 1930's. The article also goes on the say, Paul Endy, worked as a salesman in the 40's and 50's, who sold a lot of the large crown and small crown chips to casino's and card rooms through out Calif and Nevada. Endy purchased TR King sometime in the 1950's and also took on a partner, George Davis in the early 60's. Endy eventually sold his share in TR King and started his own company, Paul-son, which we all know and love! It goes on to say during the Endy and Davis partnership, Dennis O'neil was hired, who eventually took over TR King sometime in the 80's.
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What happened from the 80s on?
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Where did the molds end up? Did it close close or was the name etc sold?
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Where did the molds end up? Did it close close or was the name etc sold?
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Thanks. That pretty much summed it all up.
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I'd like to learn about ordering customs from TR King but haven't had any luck when searching old threads. Does anybody remember how much they cost? Were all colors & edge spots available? Was there a minimum quantity of chips? Artwork charges? Inlay options such as size, shape (scalloped, cog, etc.)? Were wait-times similar to ASM & BCC?
It's irrelevant two years after the fact, I know, but it would be interesting to learn anyway. Thanks in advance for any info.
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I'd like to learn about ordering customs from TR King but haven't had any luck when searching old threads. Does anybody remember how much they cost? Were all colors & edge spots available? Was there a minimum quantity of chips? Artwork charges? Inlay options such as size, shape (scalloped, cog, etc.)? Were wait-times similar to ASM & BCC?
It's irrelevant two years after the fact, I know, but it would be interesting to learn anyway. Thanks in advance for any info.
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