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Member alanis_neo has posted a series of nice items for auction.

Fellow Collectors...ok...so..my wife bought us the original version of the Thomas Crown Affair to watch( with the world famous sexy chess game scene between Steve McQueen and Faye Dunnaway) and now she has me on a search for a set in the likeness of ...

A word of thanks

Hi, You may remember me as "Shameless Auction Promoter" a month or so ago. Having listened carefully to what you all had to say I have finally sent the set on consignment to the auction house running the auction held in conjunction with the CCI conve...

Weight Watchers

Hello, in recent ebay auctions I have been struck by the appearance of certain older non-pedigree british sets with the felts off, leaving the lead inset in the bases discovered - and most of these pieces are split! Weighting is basically intended to...

Mongolian/Chinese? wool chess set

An odd set. We've even had it sent to our local Foreign Language School, where the students' best guess was Inner Mongolia. Any ideas folks?? Tina

Mongolian chess /was Strange wool? Chess set?

Hi folks. I recently came across a chess set, which is made up of 2 woollen cups, the pieces being housed inside along with the playing surface, and the pieces, which are red and blue ceramic? figures. No one round here seems to know where it came fr...

Please help to ID this set 1700s Colonial or...?

The Box is Pine with Tongue & Groove Joints (no dovetail) - 13 Joints -(colonial? = 13 colonies). The top slides out. Box measures in INCHES not centimeters Length 4-15/16" x Width 3-1/2" x Height 2-1/2 inches.All paws differ slightly in minute detai...

well done ... the magazine ... fantastic !!!

i wish to offer my warmest congratulations , to robert ,and his fellow worker bees for a tremendous effort here. i was simply stunned when i received the first copy ,and see a great potential for this initative . i only hope our shy members wake up a...

Rascasso's Songs

... here is a less U one You gents cd have sploshed some of the ready on - 250210374928 - too late now....no country doc nose jobs on them thar knights, I will wager.... ...y claro, tambien a los gringos que me son muy queridos, hombre.... que tengan...

Ivory and bone chess sets

Dear Member, You can add here pictures of ivory and bone chess sets. These pictures can also be used in de Discussions section.

What would you like to see?

Hello, What would you like to see in the field of chess collecting? Here's what I often wish for: 1. A comprehensive modern book on chess sets. I have most of the books on chess collecting and chess sets, and some of them are very good indeed--Keats,...

How to varnish a wooden set?

Although the initial posting does not mention the varnishing issue, it was dealt with in some detail below (and I hope that it will continue to be dealt with for some more entries). KS, mod Hi, have been playing for a while but know little about coll...

How to repair a Status Quo locking mechanism?

Hi, Nick, Yes a good idea, I would support it with some comments and techniques Here's how to repair the locking mechanism on Status Quo boxes for a start. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/chessspy/StatusQuo

Drivel

Hiya, Alan cpe1991. Regarding 150211942111, you are 100 percent correct on this one. I cannot argue against what you said. "But it's so relatively inexpensive - at least as of the moment" (the little voice inside my head is crying). Besides, there ma...

This group will die? New life in the bud....

There has been much debate, much of it perfunctory and heated, on the merits of being a non-contributing member. Irrespective of one's philosophical viewpoint, this group will die if everyone becomes a passive member. The lack of response to postings...