Vintage, Latvian, wooden chess set (Latvian-Mordovian. Gulag). The date on the stamp is unclear, but judging by the early style of the mark, they were produced in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
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Made in USSR
- Mordovian SSR, Yavas village "Tempromkominat", plant No. 5 First grade.
They are popularly called the Star "Star", they are highly valued among chess fans and are considered a rarity.
- The village of Yavas, founded in 1921 as the center of a rapidly expanding POW camp system,
was called Temlag (Temnikovsky camp), later Dubravlag (Dubravny camp for convicts). In 1931 a timber processing plant with two sawmills was built.
Subsequently, the sawn timber plant switched to the production of furniture and consumer goods.
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The chess set, given its age, has typical signs of wear which adds to its vintage charm. An original combination of red and black colors, typical for chess of the early Soviet period.
The chess pieces and the chessboard have wear on the top layer, but overall the chess set is in good vintage condition.
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Vintage, wooden, Latvian chess set (Latvian-Mordovian. Gulag) - a great vintage gift for men and lovers of good vintage chess!!!
Overall dimensions:
Board: 37/37 cm. (14.57 / 14.57 in.)
- Diagonal - 52 cm. ( 20.47 in.)
King: 9.5 cm. ( 3.74 in.)
Pawn: 4.3 cm. ( 1.7 in.)
Total weight - 920 gr.
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