Post Your Chess Sets

Drueke Simulated Wood Chess Extra Heavy Chessmen, 35-H 3 1/2" King pieces.

My personal BCE Stage 1 Eastern Rh Red on the family spray painted gazebo table:

Signed by the Chess Queen:

-Izmet

Hey, thanks for the heads up on that link BigLew. Those guys really have some amazing boards in that thread. Good read. 

My neighbour's Subozan size 3, a smallish portable set from a country that is no more, Yugoslavia.

Not weighted, not felted. Never used, the neighbour is no chess player. A barebones, cheap as cheap can get, simple simplissimus chess set, derived from Austrian Coffeehouse designs. Unstable pieces, poor lacquer finish, painted bishop finials (!), all pieces turned from same diameter rod including king & queen. A thirld world chess set. Sux deeply, pardon my French.

Lots of nostalgic power, though. This design was sold in millions behind the iron curtain, every household in Yugoslavia had one of these in the 70'. Repeat after me: Every. Household.

I love it.

-Izmet

Staunton No. 4, board with 45 mm squares. 

Got this ages ago. Width side of the top cover says:

The Little Jewel
Magnetic Chess Set
No. 90010
WM. F. DRUEKE & SONS, INC. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 49504

How old is that last one?

The kings, queens, and bishops in that travelling set look like they've melted into puddles of plastic! That said, it's a nice set. It looks like the rooks are the tallest, with the kings and queens the smallest, reversing the usual height order. Is that right or is it an optical illusion?

great

The Dureke magnetic? I must have bought that in the 1980s.

They are all the same height.

Does anyone have info on this set ?

here is the chess set of my imagination ;)

This is one I hand painted. I doubt that you could get this anywhere these days. I have numerous sets and a few boards. I prefer boards with the co -ordinates as I like playing out of chess books and analysis. I like the set pawpatrol posted. I have seen a few Eygptian style sets that I would like. Depends on my mood and the functionalty of the set to which set I use to play with. 

The pieces were purchased without a board and only came in a fairly inexpensive foam box.

Got this from my parents when I was a kid (early '70's). Still enjoy playing on this set.

Wow! That's it! Was it painted like that when you got it or have you painted it? I bought mine in the 80's in Queensland, Australia.