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Check out my other vintage trade stimulators! All from the 1910s thru 1950s!This is a vintage candy punchboard from around the 1930s or 1940s, used as a trade stimulator and gambling game in retail shops.How it Worked• The Concept: Customers would pay 5 cents per punch to push a tiny paper slip out of one of the grid holes at the bottom using a small metal stylus or key.
• The Prizes: The hidden paper slip contained a number. If the number matched any of the listed winning numbers (like 10, 20, 30, etc.), the customer would win a 1-lb. box of \"Fidelity Chocolates.\"
• The Grand Prize: The person who made the very last punch on the board automatically won a 2-lb. box of \"Berkley Square\" chocolates.
These boards were highly popular in drug stores, cigar shops, and taverns across America before modern lottery laws heavily restricted or banned them.They there are a few holes punched. See pic.
