Untitled
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic, card, metal and enamel
Measurements
Box - 179 mm (length); 104 mm (width); 25 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Hongkong
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670232
Summary
A purple and blue card box with end openings. The top is printed with a red and green picture of a chess knight along side the title 'magnetic Standing Chess Set'. The base shows how to set up the chess board. The set is in a beige, plastic, hinged box which forms the base for the board. A trade mark, 'Catway', is embossed in the inside of the lid. There is a sheet metal board painted red, black and yellow. The plastic black and white chess pieces each have a small magnet inserted in the base. Total number of items is 35.