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The inlay for the Flag crest and seal
(Stars and Strips on obverse and Union Jack on reverse)
was manufactured by pinback/button maker Whitehead & Hoag ("W&H").
It is believed that the inlay (made of celluloid and paper) was
delivered to USPC to be used in making the first generation of crest &
seal poker chips. It is also believed that W&H delivered inlays to
USPC for a period of time between 1896 and 1910. After 1910 USPC
produced its own inlays (made of pure celluloid). On page 4 of W&H catalog No. 37 (shown below) Flags of Different Nations buttons were made. It is interesting that the size of the inlay is the same as the size of the pinback. Note the Patent date (July 21, 1896) appears on both the pinback (Flag of Transvaal) and on the inlay of the poker chip (Unionjack). The Patent date of July 21, 1896 was Whitehead & Hoag's patent date for their pinback/button manufacturing process. It has nothing to do with when the litho was made (although I think it would not have been much later). |
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