Vintage Drueke Magnetic Travel Chess Set "The Magnetic Traveler Chess" - Model No 9009.
This is a vintage Drueke Magnetic Travel Chess Set is known as "The Magnetic Traveler Chess Set" - Model No 9009.
This Drueke magnetic travel chess set has all 32 chess pieces, plus the extra pieces you see in the pictures.
Approximate measurements - Chess board: 6" x 6", pieces are a little under 1" tall.
The game board is attached to the base of the box, as seen in the pictures.
Acceptable Aged/Used/Played With condition. (For example, I noticed one of the white bishops has small marks on it.) Box has mild wear and tear.
Great for road or camping trips!! The pieces are truly magnetic as seen in pictures.
Drueke chess games were prominent in the USA from nearly 100 years.
Established in 1914 by William Drueke, the Michigan based company thrived for decades until 2010 when the last remaining production wooden chessboards were sold.
Pronounced (droo-key), Drueke’s wooden chess boards were the mainstay of the product line ranging in sizes from 15″ to 26″. The walnut and maple hardwood furniture perfect finish and precision manufacturing were loved by chess players through the country and the world.
William Drueke was a salesman for a stationary company, but then a Drueke customer saw a rum box (used for holding playing cards) and suggested Drueke begin producing chess sets, as World War I had disrupted their importation. Since Grand Rapids had plenty of skilled woodworkers, the work could be jobbed out.
In the early 20th century all chess sets sold in the United States were manufactured in Europe. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the supply of chess sets to the U.S. ceased. Drueke was given some sample pieces, and he came up with the chess sets.
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