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Date: 15 May 2004 21:15:18
From: Benjamin Jordan
Subject: What kind of chess set is this?
I learned to play on a plastic set similar to this one:
http://tinyurl.com/37cgn

Is there a name for this style of pieces? The one I used was slightly
different - especially the knight, which was not a horse, but a soldier with
a funny hat. I also remember the queen having a pearl necklace, and the
pawns did not have a knob on top. The plastic was dark brown and ivory, but
not mottled like the set I linked to.




 
Date: 15 May 2004 23:05:23
From: Dick Schneiders
Subject: Re: What kind of chess set is this?
The set you are referring to is one of the Peter Ganine plastic sets from the
fifties. I have one that is black and white, with the white pieces having some
gold streaks in them. There also were brown/white, red/white, and some sets
with a marblized look to the white pieces. It was called "gothic salon", as I
recall, and produced by Pleasantime Co. There were 3 sizes, a very small set,
a medium sized set, and a large set.

The ceramic set in the eBay ad you linked us to is similar, with the exceptions
that you noted.

There are often various Ganine sets on eBay.

Dick Schneiders