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    Posted 11 years ago

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    antiquelov…
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    Bought this set a while ago and was wondering if anyone has any idea about its origin. Any comments or information would be helpful.

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 11 years ago
      Really nice set.
    2. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 11 years ago
      Used to see sets like this all over T J Mexico...40, odd years ago..smiling, hope you get to use them...and not sure where there from but,... likem
    3. ChessNut ChessNut, 11 years ago
      Hello,
      I had an almost identical chess set. That is the Mayans vs. Conquistadors, made from crushed stone. The one I had came from Yuma, Mexico around 1966 and was made from crushed Malachite.

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