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House of Staunton

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HOS Marshall chess set

The House of Staunton (HOS) is an Alabama, United States based company founded by Frank Camaratta[1][2] (b. 1943) in 1990 that manufactures chess pieces, chessboards, and chess boxes.[3][4]

Chess sets

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HOS Brighton chess set with pieces made of rosewood

The HOS specializes in the manufacture of Staunton chess sets.[5] 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.

Literature

Frank Camaratta is in the process of writing a book called “The Staunton Chessmen and Their Predecessors”.

See also

References

  1. Frank Camaratta bio
  2. "Frank Camaratta Bio1". Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. House of Staunton – homepage
  4. House of Staunton Review
  5. Chess Antiques Online - Staunton

External links



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