One of the better vintage gambling / lottery game punchboards I've stumbled upon lately, these were typically found in taverns back in the old days, and if you google this thing, you'll see that most of them featured a nice looking pin-up to further entice you to play. If you're curious how these punchboards actually worked, I'll leave it to Wiki to explain it all HERE, plus there's some interesting history that goes back to the 18th century, other cool references in popular culture, not to mention the ultimate larceny downfall of 'em during the war era.
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I love how amateur the pin-up cut and paste job is, and more than likely not something the original artist got paid for.
As the wiki says, owners cheated with these, so I'm not surprised to see the stolen art, either!
5 cents for the possibility of $50? That's a real payout!
The colors don't look faded after so many decades, this is a nice bit of gambling ephemera of days gone by.
"the pin-up cut and paste job"
I'd just assumed a space had been left for a lady to be stuck onto each punchboard by hand. Meaning that cards could be differentiated or assorted so buyers had a choice. I didn't imagine that it was printed that way. In fact, it looks very much like the cut out overhangs other elements when I enlarge the image. Doesn't mean it wasn't cut out of a magazine or promotional calendar, though, I guess.
Anyway, I've never seen one of these before. This is a neat little bit of history.
love them punchboards ever since i saw one in the flim flam man
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