That is definitely an original. Here is the ad from the ca. 1990 catalogue.
PS: I am currently working on a company history of Bohemia. Publication will take a long time, but I will announce in this forum once ready.
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Thank you very much for your reply,
yes, it is exactly as advertised (inside the blue line) .
I am eagerly waiting for the topic you are working on, the History of Bohemia Company
Sep 15, 2024
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@EFimLG47
What is the second board with the grid pattern ?
is it similar to igo or othello?
@Mahran981
really nice set, very well made!
The other board is for a game called "Nine Mens Morris", also known as "Mills".
CavanPawn wrote:
@EFimLG47
What is the second board with the grid pattern ?
is it similar to igo or othello?
@Mahran981
really nice set, very well made!
it is a Nine Mens Morris board pattern
Sep 15, 2024
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EfimLG47 wrote:
That is definitely an original. Here is the ad from the ca. 1990 catalogue.
PS: I am currently working on a company history of Bohemia. Publication will take a long time, but I will announce in this forum once ready.
That will be great. I tried to find more information about Bohemia when I found this set but I couldn't. This set is probably the predecessor of the classic Bohemia set with "Chicken-head" knights. What do you think about this set?
Suboseg wrote:
That will be great. I tried to find more information about Bohemia when I found this set but I couldn't. This set is probably the predecessor of the classic Bohemia set with "Chicken-head" knights. What do you think about this set?
This is a fantastic early set from the time when the Bohemia company was re-established in Querfurt in East Germany after the war. That was in 1945. The new logo, as imprinted on the board in post #1, was introduced already before the founders fled to West Germany in 1952. When exactly the new logo was introduced, I cannot say for sure, but assuming it was around 1950, the label in your box indicates that your set dates to around 1945-1950. Here is the label on one of their business cards from that time.
Sep 16, 2024
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Great information, thanks! That was my biggest doubt. I know that "Bohemia" is a company from West Germany and this logo is so DDR-ish. You are free to use these images for publication if you need them. Here is a picture of the whole set:
Suboseg wrote:
Great information, thanks! That was my biggest doubt. I know that "Bohemia" is a company from West Germany and this logo is so DDR-ish. You are free to use these images for publication if you need them. Here is a picture of the whole set:
That is fantastic, thank you so much for the pictures and your permission to use them for the publication. It will still take a long time to finish, as of now "Bohemia" is just one chapter of four and I have a lot of information and documents to review before writing up everything.
Good morning.
I bought this beautiful chess from someone who posted it online, I don't know if it is original or not from Bohemia - is there any way to find out some information about it?
Thank you
