Nice estate sale find !
Model 9005 chess set, made by Wm. F. Drueke & Sons of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Drueke is a respected American manufacturer of chess equipment, and collectors recognize the name.
Original wooden carrying case with brass hardware and two working-looking latches. King is about 3/4” tall .
Green felt-lined lid with the original Drueke Model 9005 label.
Black and ivory-colored chessmen with distinctive molded designs.
Original Drueke instruction booklet, titled Chess Made Easy to Play.
Approximately 9-inch wide playing board. Drueke name part of the mold on the rook .
Condition : excellent some minor scratches on metal playing surface and outside wood case
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