Vintage Hand Carved Wood Chess Set In Slide Box
Item History & Price
Imported hand-carved boxwood chess pieces in very good condition.To be played on your favorite board.The 32 pieces look nearly un-used and were made in the 1940's in France.Parker Brothers packaged andmarketed them in the red number 671 package box.Chess instructions included, as original.This is an ideal chess piece set for any board.
Chess Pieces and Wooden B...ox are in very good condition.The box has a sliding top panel with thumb notch and is made of a light wood like pine or spruce.Box has finger-jointed panels, is attractive, handy, strong and useful.Box is 6.5" x 3.5" x 2.5"
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Notes for further interest:
This is the chess set you can play for always.The pieces have a good feel and await your play handling patina.The King is 2.5" tall.A Pawn is 1.25" tallA Base diameter is about .75".
These are Staunton-style chessmen which became a basic standard, in many varieties, in 1849.
Boxwood is a medium hardness wood that lathe-turns easily and keeps its shape over time.
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