by Pauline McCallum | Sep 13, 2023
Some time ago I purchased a stamped BCC travel chess board with pegged wooden pieces. The item had a rather annoying fault (one crude plastic knight replacement), yet the burning question I kept asking myself was this:- “are the pegged pieces BCC?” Since I...
by Pauline McCallum | May 6, 2022
This interesting-looking draughts travel set was most likely made by Ayres in the late 19th century. Ayres produced two types of travel sets including travellers’ chess. Neither product was of a high quality and was fiddly to use which probably explains why...
by Pauline McCallum | Sep 2, 2021
This lovely set with a 7cms king was very well described and recently purchased by me via Waltham Art & Antiques:- Late 19th Early 20th Century Travelling Chess Set | 805184 | Sellingantiques.co.uk The set more than lived up to its description, and the seller was...
by Pauline McCallum | Jun 15, 2020
The seller offered a decent honest description, well worth showing:- Vintage travel cased chess set with carved Celluloid? pieces, stunning! Very good condition, one tiny pin missing from the catch. Approx 9″ x just under 7″ when closed. Board is 16cm x...
by Pauline McCallum | May 4, 2020
The description of pocket chess is correct, as it fits nicely in a jacket . However the construction is probably best described of pressed card, with the pieces easily falling out of the holes – a neat little collectable and nice to have since I have a...
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