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William F. Drueke began making quality chess sets and other games before World War I. The felts and pieces are good; four of the men have been refelted; see pictures 8 and 9; the Black king has some striations of mysterious origin; one White rook has tooth marks of a non-mysterious origin, probably canine. The White king has some small white swirls common in "butterscotch swirl" Drueke sets; a few of the White men have dark blemishes, probably the result of the pouring process; but if I've learned anything in forty years of the chess business, one man's bug is another man's feature.
This is a "mixed" set, not a heavyweight set. The men are heavyweight; all the pawns are standard weight. Total weight of the set is about 32.8 ounces. The kings stand 3 5/8 inches tall with a base diameter of 1 1/2 inches. We lack the original box for this set, so we have added an "El Leon" cigar box for storage. Worth every penny.
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