1940s Chicago Cubs souvenir poker chip dangles
 

Can anyone tell me anything about these souvenir Chicago Cubs poker chip dangles that have different players pictures. I have the following players: Kush, Walker, Schmitz and more. On back it says souvenir of and their name, their pic on front. All players are from the 1940s. See attached photo. I have not been able to find much info on these. Can anyone tell me their worth and/or info.

I've seen other teams and celebrities. No idea of their history.

It is believed they were put out in 1949 based on the players seen. I have heard of 16 different players representing 5 teams. Could you list all the players you have? Are they all Cubs?

CC poker chips
 

Yes they are all Chicago Cubs- Schmitz, Chipman, Adkins, Walker, Rush, Ramazzoti, Smalley, Lowery, Leonard, Dubiel, Mauch, Kush, Dubiel, Smalley. There Are 3 Johnny Schmitz,green, red and yellow. There are 2 Dubiel, yellow Walter, red Walt. I am try ing to find out their worth, I would be interested in selling them.

Well this definitely comfirms they are from 1949. All of these guys were on the Cubs in 49. You don't have Charlie Grimm who was the manager until he was fired in June. I have seen one of him so I know it exists. Value will depend somewhat on condition which is hard to see in the photo.

I acquired these chips and with the help of Andy (Andypcl), put together a checklist of known chips. All the players here, were on that team's roster in 1949. Some were only on that team for one year, so it seems conclusive that they were made and distributed in 1949. Who made them, how they were distributed, and what their purpose was, is a mystery. Between mine, Andys and those in Pauls list from his blog, these are the known chips:

Cubs: Grimm, Cavaretta, Lowery, Edwards, Schmitz, Leonard, Lade, Jeffcoat, Reich, Smalley, Walker, Adkins, Ramazzoti, Dubiel, Mauch, Kush, Rush and Chipman

White Sox: Gettel, Surkont and Hancock (he only played 39 games in 1949, and that was his only appearance in the majors)

Athletics: Fox

Indians: Vernon

Red Sox: DiMaggio

Andy remembers seeing a player from the Yankees, but we know of no others. Does anyone have any other players, or remember seeing any other teams? Would love to know if ones exist for Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Stan Musial or Bob Feller.

Charms
 

Hi Mike,
Thanks for putting together that checklist! As I said in our email exchange, my dad had a group of these since before I can remember and only about 5 of them were hanging from pinbacks. I accumulated the rest and hung them from the buttons because I love the way they look that way. I also have no idea how they were issued originally. Here's a shot of mine (that you've seen) for the rest of the board....
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Thanks for posting your photo Andy. Your chips are better looking and your picture is larger!