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"Magnetic Standing Chess & Checker Set" — Folding Travel Game in Vinyl Case

Object/Artifact

Portable folding game set in a black vinyl/leatherette wallet-style case with a snap closure. The closed cover is printed in gold with silhouettes of a chess king and knight and the words "MAGNETIC STANDING CHESS & CHECKER SET." Opened, the case interior forms a two-panel folding playing surface printed with a black-and-white checkerboard bordered by algebraic coordinates (files A–H and ranks 1–8, duplicated and mirrored across the fold so the grid reads correctly when laid flat). Inside, staunton-style chess pieces in ivory and black, plus round magnetic draughts/checker discs in red and black. The metal snap is corroded. Incomplete pieces.

2025.1.335

Sets of this type were commonly produced in East Asia (Hong Kong/Japan, later China) in the mid-to-late 20th century.

The Cabrera Arús family collection

2025.1

Manufacturer: not identified — sets of this type were commonly produced in East Asia (Hong Kong/Japan, later China) in the mid-to-late 20th century. Date: circa 1960s–1980s (tentative), based on the vinyl case and piece styling; no printed date.

17.5 x 9 x 2.5

(1) folding vinyl case with printed board and snap closure; (2) 30 chess pieces (ivory and black); (3) 24 checker/draughts discs (red and black).

Plastic

Vinyl/leatherette over board stiffener (case); printed paper/laminate (board surface); molded plastic with embedded magnets (pieces); metal (snap fastener).

Poor

Havana

Cuba

Caribbean

Central America

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