Chessmen (32)
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Chessmen reflect the use of new metals and other substances, such as bakelite, as well as contemporary styles of decoration. This set, made by Oliver Parker, Long Island, uses standard geometric shapes—cylinder, bead, and disk—in different combinations to produce pieces immediately recognizable to the chess player accustomed to the "conventional design. It was given to Gustavus A. Pfeiffer by Herman Helms, the publisher of American Chess Bulletin in 1934.
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