Chuck, my set and box look similar to yours
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May 31, 2016
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No one said it had to be a Staunton, did they? Here is my folk set, a Russian Poppet, and the box it came in. Some call this a Matryoshka set because the pawns look like what you find inside a large nesting doll.
Nice to see that box I don't have for the set I just got Chuck. i see your finials on the Kings are opposite color. Someone probably got time in the Gulag for putting the same color finials mine 
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Jun 1, 2016
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Ronbo710 wrote:
Nice to see that box I don't have for the set I just got Chuck. i see your finials on the Kings are opposite color. Someone probably got time in the Gulag for putting the same color finials mine .
LOL. That was my first Soviet set. I think some of your finials were after-market equipment. Or whatever passed for markets.
I have these for 15 years
I love this chess set because from the time when Jaques was producing their sets in England,Now it's more like Jaques of India.
Jun 2, 2016
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Nadinthebest wrote:
I love this chess set because from the time when Jaques was producing their sets in England,Now it's more like Jaques of India.
Perhaps I'm naive, but I didn't realize that the higher end Jaques sets weren't carved in England. They talk about Jaques "master craftsmen," but I don't see anywhere on the website where these carvers are located. I now doubt "Made in England" can be found anywhere on the website or on the set.
Jun 2, 2016
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fightingbob wrote:
Nadinthebest wrote:
I love this chess set because from the time when Jaques was producing their sets in England,Now it's more like Jaques of India.
Perhaps I'm naive, but I didn't realize that the higher end Jaques sets weren't carved in England. They talk about Jacques "master craftsmen," but I don't see anywhere on the website where these carvers are located. I now doubt "Made in England" can be found anywhere on the website or on the set.
My understanding is that Jaques began moving their production overseas right after the end of WWII. I would say Nadinthebest's set likely was carved in India.
Jun 2, 2016
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cgrau wrote:
fightingbob wrote:
Nadinthebest wrote:
I love this chess set because from the time when Jaques was producing their sets in England,Now it's more like Jaques of India.
Perhaps I'm naive, but I didn't realize that the higher end Jaques sets weren't carved in England. They talk about Jaques "master craftsmen," but I don't see anywhere on the website where these carvers are located. I now doubt "Made in England" can be found anywhere on the website or on the set.
My understanding is that Jaques began moving their production overseas right after the end of WWII. I would say Nadinthebest's set likely was carved in India.
Really! That early, Chuck? I'm shocked, I really am. I had no idea. Why buy a Jaques when you can by a House of Staunton, which often have more attractive lines? Jaques must get away with their very high prices because of their history and their name, or perhaps Jaques uses a higher quality ebony.
That is new for me Chuck,i did not know that Jaques started producing there sets in India 60 years ago.Is House of Staunton is producing their sets in India too.
Ronbo recently posted a photo of an original Soviet cardboard chessbox. I thought it would be interesting to see what others may have, Soviet or otherwise. Here are the original boxes that two of my Soviet collection came in...