Vintage Lottery Advertising Rug Gambling ephemera of the legal kind.

52” long rug I rolled up and carried out of the market Sunday. State lotteries started in the US in 1964. The piece is a little misleading. 35% to 40% of funds played are lost by consumers. That is the same odds as the “numbers” or “policy racket” run by the mob in the good ol’days! Still, I guess it’s for a better cause. In fiscal 2025, 1.6 BILLION dollars went to fund public schools in Michigan alone. I stood on a ladder to take the pic. This would be called "point of purchase" advertising, but I guess I call it deceptive. Graphic Lottery rug, circa 1970? State unknown, found in Michigan. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Miniature Folk art Carnival Spinning Wheel Gambling Antique Toy

An antique miniature carnival spinning wheel / gambling toy only 9 inches tall.  Primitive and handmade construction, but interestingly the wheel is covered with paper printed numbers.  The thin paper was applied to the wheel before small nails were pounded in. There is a "catch" cog, so the wheel works and clicks like a real one. I am guessing this was part of a very old "commercially" available toy set?  Think tramp art with old lithograph paper.  The old patina is real.  Maybe a novelty prize item from a very early carnival gaming booth?  
Late 19th, Early 20th century made by hand spinning wheel 9" tall, 3" wide.  
Collection Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Crap Shooting A PAIR (of photographs) Rolling Dice Found Photographs

We roll a pair of found photographs.  Two early snapshots of "Olie Pitching craps" circa 1950?  
Collection Jim Linderman

Punch Card Reel Hit Art of Gambling Vintage Gambling Card Graphics

Large vintage poster-size punch card. Take a Chance!

Unused! Circa 1940? Collection Jim Linderman


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