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The House of Staunton (HOS) is an
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The HOS specializes in the manufacture of Staunton chess sets.Chess Antiques Online - Staunton
/ref> They offer a wide range of chess sets including older chess sets, which would have been used in the past centuries, including but not limited to: the English Barleycorn chess set, the St. George chess set, the French Regence chess set and the
House of Staunton - Homepage
Chess equipment manufacturers Manufacturing companies of the United States 1990 establishments in Alabama Manufacturing companies established in 1990 {{US-manufacturing-company-stub
The House of Staunton (HOS) is an Alabama
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, anthem = "Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...
-based company founded by Frank Camaratta Frank Camaratta bio/ref> ( b. 1943) in 1990 that manufactures
chess pieces
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one of six types: king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, or pawn.
Chess sets generally come with s ...
, chessboards, and chess boxes.House of Staunton – homepage/ref>
Chess sets
The HOS specializes in the manufacture of Staunton chess sets./ref> They offer a wide range of chess sets including older chess sets, which would have been used in the past centuries, including but not limited to: the English Barleycorn chess set, the St. George chess set, the French Regence chess set and the
Selenus chess set
The Selenus chess set is a style of chess set, in use before the standardization of chess pieces that happened after the Staunton chess set was launched in 1849 by games manufacturer John Jaques of London. The Selenus sets were typical of Germany ...
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Literature
Frank Camaratta is in the process of writing a book called “The Staunton Chessmen and Their Predecessors”.See also
*British Chess Company
The British Chess Company (BCC) was founded by William Moffatt (1843–1918) and William Hughes and began manufacturing chess pieces in 1891.
Chess sets
The BCC was an attempt to compete against Jaques of London. The BCC developed new manufactur ...
*Jaques of London
Jaques of London, formerly known as ''John Jaques of London'' and ''Jaques and Son of London'' is a long-established family company that manufactures sports and game equipment.
History
Dating itself from 1795 when Thomas Jaques, a farmer's son ...
References
External links
House of Staunton - Homepage
Chess equipment manufacturers Manufacturing companies of the United States 1990 establishments in Alabama Manufacturing companies established in 1990 {{US-manufacturing-company-stub