USA. Plastic sets from USA made by Drueke and Gallant Knight Co. are very common. In spite of that they are interesting enough to list them here.
Patent D128794, issued by William F. Drueke in 1941 for their iconic 8-sided chessmen.
I have seen these Drueke sets, in different boxes, with numbers 20, 22, 23(B) and 24, indicating felted and weighted options. Drueke used Catalin in the 1930s, but their 8-sided chess sets were made of Tenite (Cellulose Acetate). They switched to Polystyrene injection moulding from 1954 onwards. My set was sold by H.Baron Company, New York, in their well known green box. They most likely have added the felts under the pieces.
Gallant Knight Co. made sets from early 40s till the 60s. They were sold in either a large cardboard box with separate places for the pieces including a cardboard board or a faux leather cardboard box with 1 half sized loose inner box. Well known is their logo of a Knight. The sets exist in different colours like white and black or white and red. Also in small variations, due to different moulds and plastics used. Gallant Knight Co. sets in the 1940s were made of Tenite. In the late 1940s they made a lighter Tenite set and in the 1950s they switched to Polystyrene injection moulding. My red Tenite set from the 1940s was sold by H.Baron Company, New York, in their well known green box and my black Polystyrene set from the 1950s by Gallant Knight Co. itself in their faux leather box with logo.
The H.Baron Company is also known for it's cribbage boards. It's factory was on Long Island and was taken over by Crisloid in 1972.
