I have been looking for a set like that but I have not had any luck finding something that I will call a collector's grade. If any one has one let me know
1962 Austin Cox ALCOA chess set
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Hello everyone! I was wondering if there was ever a red version of this board made. I have one, but I wasn't sure if it was legit. It has the same frame as the blue. It has a blue back though.
No original board was gold & brown which I have. Set came in black box and no display case.
Mine is red and black with the aluminum frame.
Just wondering...this set is very rare and limited yet I see left and right people popped up mentioning they have them?
On this thread mister G.
Jun 23, 2021
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Oh, you realize this thread dates to 2014, right? With lots of chatter and no closure...here's some more, hahaha:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234055184730?hash=item367ec6b15a:g:VU4AAOSwBvdgy1Aq
oh and that one that you just pointed out haha
There really are not enough American made chess sets out there for collectors. I'd consider buying one. 
I just wanted to see if the red chess board was on the rare side.
In that case I take two sets!
GrandPatzerDave wrote:
Just to keep the fun going, there's another one at etsy.
Ohhh,,, that one is described as "very" rare. Nice! Haha.
I believe a contributing factor to these regularly popping up is that this chess set is large, substantial and weighty metal. In the display case, it has gravitas. It doesn't come off as disposable like a chipped, worn, beat up wooden chess set.
Even if they did not play chess, people just didn't have the heart to throw these sets out over the years. Let's be honest, I don't know of a single wife who would be ok with this being displayed in the house. LOL So they stuck them in the dusty corners of basements, forgotten for 60 years. The original recipients of these promotional sets are passing away, and thanks to Google, the grandchildren are posting them up for sale on the internet.
If one wants to hang something on the wall, I'd say buy a painting and not a fondue set as someone said here earlier lol
Chess set was designed by Austin Cox for Alcoa Aluminum to use as a sales prop. They gave the sets away to important customers. The plain aluminum represents the traditional white players and the black anodized represent the traditional black players. The aluminum was extruded then the players were cut from long bars. The original sets came in the black box, like yours, and a gold shaded board. Then they changed to the Blue aluminum board and the display case. I have one of the original sets (Never played with) and somewhere I have the letter that gifted the set. Each pice is stamped on the bottom the year it was made. Mine is 1962.