{"product_id":"1867-new-york-faro-bank-gambling-scene-us-patent-office-feb-23","title":"1867 New York Faro Bank Gambling Scene, US Patent Office โ€” Feb 23","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท February 23, 1867\nComplete Issue ยท New York\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nA varied issue with a standout gambling scene โ€” a full-page illustration of a New York Faro bank at \"the critical moment,\" capturing the most popular card game in Gilded Age America at its most dramatic, plus the U.S. Patent Office in Washington. Strong content for collectors of Gilded Age vice history, New York social history, and Victorian gaming culture.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿƒ NEW YORK FARO BANK โ€” THE GAMBLING SCENE\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿƒ FULL PAGE โ€” \"SCENE IN A NEW YORK FARO BANK โ€” THE CRITICAL MOMENT: MAKING 'THE TURN'\"\nA dramatic full-page illustration of a New York Faro bank at its most tense moment โ€” \"Making the Turn,\" the final three cards of the dealing box when gamblers could \"call the turn\" and win at 4-to-1 odds if they correctly predicted the order. Faro was by far the most popular card game in America from the early 1800s through the Gilded Age โ€” played in saloons from New York to the frontier, in elegant gambling parlors on Broadway, and in the mining camps of the West. Unlike poker, Faro offered nearly even odds to the player, making it a favorite of serious gamblers and a bane of gambling house operators who occasionally faced ruinous losses. The game's decline began in the 1880s and was essentially complete by 1910, replaced by poker and craps โ€” meaning this 1867 illustration captures the game at the absolute height of its American popularity, in one of the New York gambling establishments that made Broadway and the surrounding streets a center of Gilded Age vice. A significant, vivid, and very displayable piece of American gambling history, New York City social history, and Victorian gaming culture.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ INSIDE THE ISSUE\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ HALF PAGE โ€” \"U.S. PATENT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.\"\nA half-page illustration of the U.S. Patent Office in Washington โ€” one of the most magnificent Greek Revival buildings in America, which also served as a hospital and morgue during the Civil War and was the site of Lincoln's second inaugural ball in March 1865. A significant piece of Washington, D.C. architectural and American inventive history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“‹ CONDITION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions โ€” I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“Œ DETAILS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nPublication ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Harper's Weekly\nDate ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท February 23, 1867\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nFormat ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 pages\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“ฆ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nโ€ข Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement\nโ€ข Fully tracked for your peace of mind\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ” SEO TAGS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nNew York Faro Bank gambling, Faro bank critical moment, Making the Turn faro, faro card game antique, Victorian gambling scene, Gilded Age gambling antique, New York gambling parlor, faro bank illustration, American gambling history, faro game calling turn, Victorian card game gambling, Broadway gambling New York, Gilded Age vice antique, New York social history gambling, faro turn antique print, gambling scene framing print, US Patent Office Washington, Patent Office Greek Revival, Washington DC Patent Office, Lincoln inaugural ball Patent Office, US Patent building antique, Harper's Weekly 1867, antique newspaper 1867, Reconstruction era newspaper, Victorian illustrated newspaper, antique illustration engraving, framing quality print, gambling history collector, New York history collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264016806108,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/beb16c47-il_fullxfull.8296993300_gkik.jpg?v=1786496662","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1867-new-york-faro-bank-gambling-scene-us-patent-office-feb-23","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}