Vtg 50s LUCKY STRIKE JR Unused Punch Board Club Gambling Casino Game 8” X 5”

Punchboards were originally used in the 18th century for gambling purposes. A local Tavern owner would construct a game board out of wood, drill small holes in it, and fill each hole with a small paper ticket or gamepiece. The holes were then typically covered with paper or foil. After a patron bought a chance at the punchboard, he would puncture one of the hole's paper or foil covers with a nail and retrieve the ticket gamepiece.

After World War II,use of the punchboard as a gambling tool began to decline because many people frowned at its gambling-like nature, and the punchboard was outlawed in many states. The use of punchboards for advertisement started to gain popularity.

Zippo lighters reportedly sold more than 300,000 lighters through punchboard advertising between 1934 and 1940.

This punchboard is advertising for Lucky strike Junior.

It has four prize categories

It is in excellent condition with no punched holes, and includes the original key to punch the holes attached to the back of the game

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