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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
18th century
Bone K 7.5; p 4.0
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
18th century
Bone + horn? K 10.0; p 3.8
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
1800?
Bone K 8.6; p 3.3
Box 11.8×8.3×6.4
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Germany, Ore Mountains, "Selenus inspired"
18th-19th century
Fruitwood K 10.5; p 5.4
Shaker box 18.4×10.9×6.4
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Germany, by unknown maker, "the 30 year war"
Early 19th century
Iron Kg 8.1; pg 4.4; Kz 7.8; pz 4.6
Germany, "the 30 year war"
Early 19th century (probably a later replica)
Iron K1 8.0; p1 4.5; K2 7.9; p2 4.6
This is not an original Zimmermann
Germany, "Napoleon I (Bonaparte) and Frederick II (the Great)"
Early 19th century (could be later replica)
Iron K 6.5; p 3.8
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Germany, "Napoleon I (Bonaparte) and Frederick II (the Great)"
Early 19th century (probably a later replica)
Iron K 6.7; p 3.9
Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Early 19th century
Bone K 10.7; p 3.6
Box 12.6×9.1×6.6
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 10.4; p 5.1
Kings lack a gallery and white Knights a collar
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 11.4; p 4.6
Box 22.5×12.3×8.7
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 11.1; p 4.1
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 11.7; p 4.1
Box 29.1×13.5×7.9
Board 25.4×25.5
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 10.5-10.7; p (4.1)4.4-4.6
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Early to mid 19th century
Bone K 10.0; p 3.7
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Germany, "Toy alike"
Mid 19th century
Fruitwood K 7.7; p 3.7
Box/Board 29.7×14.6×5.4
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Germany, "Toy"
Mid 19th century
Fruitwood K 9.6; p 5.2
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Germany, "Toy"
Mid 19th century
Fruitwood K 9.1; p 4.7
Box 19.0×10.6×6.9
Board 41.3×41.3
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Germany, "Toy"?
Mid to late 19th century
Fruitwood K 8.9; p 3.1
Box/board 13,3×9.9×7.0 (closed)
Germany, "Selenus"
1840
Bone K 8.5; p 3.6
Box 12.3×9.1×7.0
Box contained items 067/068
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Germany, "Selenus" or "Nuremberg" (Eng: "spindle")
1840
Bone K 4.6; p 2.0
Box 12.3×9.1×7.0
Box contained items 067/068
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Germany, "Selenus" or "Nuremberg" (Eng: "Spindle")
Mid 19th century
Bone K 7.3; p 3.0
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Germany, "Selenus" or "Nuremberg" (Eng: "Spindle")
Mid 19th century
Bone K 7.5; p 2.4
Box 10.5×7.7×5.4
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
Mid 19th century
Bone K 10.9; p 3.7
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Germany, "open Nuremberg"
Mid 19th century
Bone K 11.3; p 3.9
Box/board 31.2×15.6×5.7
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Germany, "large Nuremberg"
Mid 19th century
Bone K 12.6; p 4.1
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
Mid 19th century
Bone K 9.6; p 3.2
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Germany, "large Nuremberg"
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 12.4; p 4.5
Original? box 21.6×12.6×7.4
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 10.0; p 3.5
Box 14.8×11.3×7.5
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
2nd half 19th century
Wood K 8.5; p 3.1
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 7.7; p3.0
Box/board 26.4×13.1×5.7
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
2nd half 19th century
Maple? K 7.1; p 2.6
Box 13.1×9.9×7.4
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 7.0; p 2.2
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
2nd half 19th century
Maple? + cocobolo? K 5.8; p 2.4
Box 14.7×8.3×5.3
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 9.3; p 3.5
« of 3 »
Germany, "Nuremberg"
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 8.2; p 3.3
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
Mid 19th century
Bone K 7.1+7.4; p 2.6
Box 11.8×8.3×6.5
Board 31.3×30.3
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
Mid 19th century
Bone K 9.5; p 4.4
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Germany, "Nuremberg"
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 8.3; p 2.7
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Germany, "Nuremberg" compendium
Mid to late 19th century
Bone K 7.6; p 2.7
Box with heraldic decoration 27.7×17.6×11.5
Board 24.5×24.5
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Germany, by Albert Anton Meves Nachf., "the Franco-Prussian war in 1870"
ca. 1871
Iron K1 8.6; p1 4.6; K2 8.2; p2 4.4
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Germany?
19th century
Wood 52.0×41.0×3.4 (closed)
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Germany or France, "Régence"
19th century
Bone K 8.4; p 4.1
Box (not original) 18.0×11.4×12.0
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Germany, by J.G.Gärtner? "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Late 19th century
Ivory K 7.1; p 3.3
Cassette 23.5×21.6×3.3
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Germany, "M. Kürschner's verbessertes Taschen-Schachbrett"
Late 19th century
Pieces bone on copper plates which fit in the grooves between the fields K 1.7; p 1.1
Board wood with leatherette 17.2×9.5×2.0 (closed)
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Germany, by J.F.S.i.E. (Jakob Ferdinand Schreiber in Esslingen) "Mod: Cart:Nro: 1056"
1895
Cardboard folding plate 42.9×36.0
Germany, by Württembergische Metalwarenfabrik
1896
Metal K 6.3; p 3.6
Box/board 32.0×32.0×5.8
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Germany or Austria, "Régence alike"
19th century?
Boxwood K 9.7; p 4.5
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Germany or France?, "Régence"
Late 19th or early 20thcentury
Boxwood K 9.1; p 4.5
Bought in England
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Germany, is it Uhlig?, "Staunton"
ca. 1900
Ivory K 7.6; p 4.5
Cassette 37.1×33.3×5.3
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Germany, "Staunton"
ca. 1900
Ivory K 8.4; p 3.9
Box 15.8×11.2×6.7
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Germany or Czech
ca. 1900
Bone K 4.0; p 2.4
Box/board 13.6×6.7×3.0 (closed)
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Germany
ca. 1900
Bone K 3.3; p 1.9
Board 13.0×6.4×2.5 (closed)
Germany
ca. 1900
Bone K 4.6; p 2.2 (without pin)
Box/board 16.5×8.2×3.1
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Germany
ca. 1920
1 set bone & 1 set resin? K 3.9; p 2.2 (without pin)
Box/board 16.6×8.3×3.3
2nd box/board 19.6×9.7×3.0
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Germany, "large Nuremberg"
ca. 1920?
Bone K 12.4; p 4.5
Box 23.3×14.8×10.8
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Germany, "Nuremberg" compendium
ca. 1930?
Bone K 8.1; p 2.7
Box 28.8×21.9×14.0
Board 26.0×25.3
Bakelite? discs Ø 2.8; h 0.4
Bone/ebony dominoes 4.1×2.0×1.0
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Germany, "St.George style"
Early 20th century
Wood K 7.8; p 4.5
Original? Box/board 34.8×17.3×6.4 (closed)
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Germany, "St.George style"
Early 20th century
Wood K 6.3; p 2.6
Original box 16.2×10.2×5.2
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Germany, "St. George style"
Early 20th century
Maple? K 6.5; p 2.5
Box/Board 26.0×25.8×5.2
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Germany, "Selenus" (Eng: "Tulip")
Early 20th (late 19th?) century
Bone (or Ivory?) K 8.6; p 3.2
Box 20.9×13.2×6.2
Board 31.6×31.6
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Germany, "Silhouette"
Early 20th (late 19th?) century
Wood K 6.9; p 4.7
Germany
ca. 1905
Celluloid pieces 2.0×0.9
Wallet 13.3×8.7×0.5
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Germany
ca. 1905
Celluloid pieces 2.0×0.9
Wallet 13.3×8.7×0.5
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Germany
ca. 1910
Celluloid pieces 2.1×1.0
Wallet 13.2×8.7×0.5
« of 2 »
Germany
ca. 1910
Celluloid pieces 2.2×1.0
Wallet 13.3×8.9×0.8
« of 2 »
Germany
ca. 1910
Celluloid pieces 2.1×1.0
Board 17.2×13.3
Map 14.7×10.9×0.7
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Germany
ca. 1910
Celluloid pieces 2.1×1.0
Wallet 13.7×9.6×2.0
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Germany, "Schach im Felde"
1914
Beech pieces Ø 2.4 and 0.7 high
Box 10.8×10.8×2.3
Cardboard board 20.0×20.0
Variant 1of 3 different ones
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Germany, "Schach im Felde"
1914
Beech pieces Ø 2.4 and 0.7 high
Box 15.4×10.8×3.2
Cardboard board 20.1×20.1
Variant 2 of 3 different ones
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Germany, "Schach im Felde"
1914
Pressed paper pieces Ø 2.5 and 0.7 high
Box 11.1×11.1×2.7
Cardboard board 19.9×20.1
Variant 3 of 3 different ones
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Germany
1914
Beech pieces Ø 2.5 and 0.7 high
Box 14.6×10.9×2.4
Cardboard board 19.7×19.7
"Schach im Felde" alike
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Germany, "Selenus inspired"
Early 20th century?
Lead or pewter K 7.8; p 4.3
« of 3 »
Germany, by Uhlig, "Staunton"
Early 20th century
Bone K 7.0; p 3.2
Box 18.2×12.0×6.8
« of 2 »
Germany, "folk art"
Early 20th century
Softwood K 7.2; p 4.3
Box/board 28.2×28.8×4.9
« of 2 »
Germany
Early 20th century
Bone pieces K 2.4; p 1.6 (with pin)
Box 11.1×11.0×2.2
Cardboard board 9.5times;9.7
Germany, Ore Mountains, "Staunton"
ca. 1925
Resin K 5.5; p 3.0
Box/board 27.1×26.8×5.3
Resin from Leuna Chemiewerke
Pieces turned by Firma Zänker in Rothenthal
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Germany, Oberlausitz, "coffeehouse"
ca. 1925
Maple K 6.6; p 3.0
Box 19.2×12.4×6.4
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Germany, "Staunton"
ca. 1930
Boxwood + ebony K 10.3; p 5.2
Box/board 56.5×43.6×4.9 (open)
There is no makers name nor any mark on Knights or Rooks,
so I think the set has been made for the continent
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Germany, Ore Mountains, maybe by Uhlig or Wittig, "coffeehouse"
ca. 1930
Wood K 9.9; p 4.7
Box 24.8×13.6×7.7
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Germany? "Régence"
Early to mid 20th century
Wood K 7.5; p 3.5
Box/board was part of the deal!
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Germany?, "Régence"
Early to mid 20th century
Wood K 6.0; p 3.2
Box/board 20.0×10.4×5.5
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Germany, "coffeehouse inspired"
ca. 1940
Glass K 5.1; p 2.7
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Germany, "Wehrschach Tak-Tik"
1941
Plastic and glass, 1.8-4.4
Box 19.8×19.8×3.2
Cardboard board 37.0×36.9
The note states that, due to the war
the usual quality of the material is not met
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Germany?
ca. 1942 or older?
Cardboard pieces Ø 1.9
Box 18.2×9.6×1.4
Cardboard board 16.7×16.7
« of 3 »
Germany
ca. 1942
Cardboard pieces K 4.9; p 2.9
Box 24.0×12.5×1.8
Cardboard board 23.3×23.1
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Germany, "Schach- Dame und Mühle"
ca. 1942
Cardboard pieces Ø 2.6
Box 24.1×12.7×1.4
Cardboard board 23.0×23.0
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Germany, "Schach- Dame und Mühle"
ca. 1940
Cardboard pieces Ø 2.5
Box 24.2×12.2×1.4
Cardboard board 22.5×22.7
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Germany, "Feldpost"
ca. 1942
Cardboard pieces Ø 2.5
Box 23.3×12.4×1.9
Cardboard board 22.5×22.7
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Germany, "Schach= Dame= u. Mühle= Spiel"
ca. 1940
Cardboard pieces Ø 2.5
Box 24.1×12.3×1.8
Cardboard board 22.6×22.6
Board and pieces are of an "Feldpost" set!
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Germany, "Schach Dame-Mühle Floh-Spiel"
ca. 1940
Glass K 2.9; p 1.5; counter Ø 2.0
Box 20.8×10.9×2.0
Paper board 20.0×20.0
« of 4 »
Germany, handmade (with a knife, not on a lathe) in a concentration camp during WWII
ca. 1942
Maple pieces K 7.6; p 4.2
Canvas board 49.0×48.7
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Germany, Berlin, by Verlag Erich Klinghammer, "Das Große Spielmagazin"
1942
Pieces folding plates 13+14: 14.0×20.7
Board folding plate 1: 20.0×28.9
Book has 18 plates from which 39 games, including a chess set, can be made
Germany, by Werner & Pfleiderer
ca. 1945
Plastic (bakelite alike?) K 8.5; p 4.5
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Germany, Fürstenberg
1947
Biscuit porcelain K 9.3; p 5.8
Board 39.9×39.8×0.8
Cassette 44.4×44.2×8.7
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Germany, "Silhouette"
mid 20th century?
Wood K 4.2; p 2.5
Original box 23.0×5.1×2.8
Pieces based on "Staunton"
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Germany, Königsberg i. Pr., M.Herzberg
Mid 20th century?
Plastic pieces K 4.1×1.3; p 3.1×1.1
Board 15.5×15.5
Wallet 18.9×10.7×0.8
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Germany, Rudolstadt-Volkstedt, by Albert Stahl & Co
successor of Ernst Bohne & Söhne, "frog"
1940s (board 1960s)
Porcelain K 6.8; p 3.6
Board Ø 32.0
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Germany, Rudolstadt, by Ernst Bohne & Söhne, "mouse"
1920s
Porcelain K 7.0; p 3.7
Cassette 23.9×23.6×3.0
« of 3 »
Germany, Ore mountains
2nd half 20th century
Wood K 9.0; p 7.3
Cassette 62.5×23.8×5.5
Box 63.9×25.4×5.8
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Germany? or Sudetenland?, "Régence"
ca. 1960 or older?
Wood K 6.3; p 3.1
« of 3 »
Germany, by Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg GmbH
1960
Cards with chess pieces
Box 9.5×6.4×1.7
« of 2 »
Germany, Oberlausitz, "Régence"
1960
Abachi K 5.1; p 2.2
« of 2 »
Germany, "Régence"
1970
Boxwood K 6.0; p 3.1
« of 3 »
Germany, "Schach-archiv"
Mid to late 20th century
Plastic pieces K 2.2×1.0; p 2.0×1.0
Album 23.7×17.8×3.8
You can keep 7 games in it
« of 4 »
Germany, possibly by G. Henke & Co, "Carved"
ca. 1970
Wood K 10.5-11.0; p 6.0-6.6
« of 4 »
Germany, by Hans Hempfling or Bohemia? "Staunton"
before 1977
Boxwood K 8.8; p 4.4
Box 20.0×12.9×8.0
Lardy pattern also made by Homas and others
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Germany, by Hans Hempfling in Nuremberg, "Staunton"
before 1977
Boxwood K 8.6; p 3.9
Box 20.0×13.3×7.7
Lardy pattern also made by Bohemia, Homas and others.
Logo on box is Hempfling
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Germany, "Staunton"
ca. 1980
Boxwood K 9.1; p 4.5
Box 20.0×13.0×7.0
« of 5 »
Germany
20th century
Plastic pieces 2.1×1.0
Board 18.2×13.5
Map 14.9×9.8×0.5
« of 3 »
Germany, by Sitzendorfer Porzellanmanufaktur
ca. 1980
Porcelain K 8.4; p 6.5
Germany, Oberammergau
ca. 1980
Wood Kw 10.0; pw 6.1; Kz 9.6; pz 6.2
Board 39.1×39.1×1.8
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Germany, Schwarzwald
ca. 1980
Wood K 12.7; p 7.7
Board 54.4×54.4×1.6
« of 2 »
Germany, by Nivea (advertising)
Late 20th century
Plastic K 1.2; p 1.2
Box/Board 10.3×7.6×3.0
Germany, Bonn
1983
Metal K 1.9; p 1.4
Box/board 8.0×8.0×2.9
See "Schachspiel, Kulturspiel - Weltspiel" by Rousselot 1989: pag 52-53
Germany, "Staunton"
1985
Boxwood K 2.9; p 1.6
Box 13.3×12.1×2.7
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Germany, by Hexagames, "Staunton"
Design by Roland Siegers, "Schach plus"
1986
Wood K 5.5; p 2.7
Box 29.7×13.5×5.2
Board fields 4.0×4.0×0.4 individually
The game starts with building the board, including an initial position
« of 6 »
Germany, Munich, by Josef Blaumeiser
"In memoriam 1866, Die bayrische Revanche auf dem Schachbrett"
ca. 1986
Baked clay K 8.7; p 6.5
Cassette 47.0×47.0×h.h
Board 47.0×47.0
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Germany, Extec Edition GmbH, "Astérix, Schach den Römern"
1993
Tin K 6.6+7.1; p 4.6
Cassette/board 35.0×35.0×5.1
« of 3 »
Germany
2000
Sugar boxes with chess pieces 3.4×1.7×1.0
Germany
2000
Wood K 2.0; p 2.0
Box/board 12.9×12.9×3.2
« of 2 »
Germany, by Herbert Holzheimer
ca. 2000
Wood K 11.7; p1 9.0; p2 8.2
« of 2 »
Germany, by Leonardo, "Staunton"
2000
Glass K 7.6; p 4.0
Box 41.5×41.5×7.4
Board 38.0×38.0
« of 3 »
Germany, by Kahe Pasch a furniture maker, "Modern"
2002
Maple + sapeli-mahogany K 9.0; p 5.4
« of 3 »
Germany, by Kahe Pasch a furniture maker, "Piramid"
2002
Maple + tiama-mahogany K 8.6; p 5.7
« of 7 »
Germany, by Kahe Pasch a furniture maker
Replica of the famous design by Josef Hartwig (Bauhaus) in 1924
2002
Pear K 5.0; p 2.0
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