It is believed that poker had started somewhere in the 1800s and people played with clay poker chips initially. As soon as the plastic was introduced in the world, plastic chips and composite chips started to be used more commonly. Gold and silver coins got replaced by bankrolls gradually. In the beginning chips were made of clay, wood, bone, ivory, paper and clay combined with shellac.
In order to differentiate the clay chips, new designs and customization of chips were introduced and developed by famous casinos. The customization was of initials, flowers, numerals, animals and many other distinquishing factors. After the introduction of plastic in the poker world, people who preferred cheap supplies bought them, as they were not only cheap but reliable and sturdy also.
There were lots of companies that manufactured clay chips and designed them according to the demand. There were as many as 1000 designs and styles till the 1930s and although there were some fixed colors but they could be changed on desire and demand. The best quality chips were however made for famous casinos and different poker rooms in the same locale.
