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19th C. Butte, Montana Gambling Roulette Wheel

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 2,400.00 USD
19th C. Butte, Montana Gambling Roulette Wheel
Featured in this lot is this 19th century Butte, Montana gambling roulette wheel. The roulette wheel shows a central spindle with a threaded rod in the center and the traditional red, and black colors with the one green. The wheel is held together with a plated metal and only includes the wheel itself. Roulette, (from French: “small wheel”), gambling game in which players bet on which red or black numbered compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball (spun in the opposite direction) will come to rest within. Bets are placed on a table marked to correspond with the compartments of the wheel. The condition of this gambling roulette wheel is worn with oxidation to the outside plating of the wheel and some spacing in the links of the wheel with the paint fading all due to age and use and exposure. The measurements of this roulette wheel is 6" x 22" x 22". The collective weight of this roulette wheel is 23lb 4oz. The item is tagged on the bottom but is unreadable.