Quote Originally Posted by Devilpup View Post
As Theseus said it looks like a portable casino. A lot of professional gamblers had them in the later 1800's so that when they went to these boom towns, mines, and build sites they could play and usually win off the workers.
But do you know what game it would be used to play? I don't know if maybe they just played poker with these and it made it easier to keep track of the amounts or what. I hope I figure it out soon!