Box of chess black and white wooden chessmen from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

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A Milton Bradley box of black and white wooden chess pieces with game instructions. 2011.12.51a: Thirty-two (32) Milton Bradley chessmen: sixteen (16) carved, wooden, black pieces and sixteen (16) carved, wooden, natural wood colored pieces. 2011.12.51b: A box for Milton Bradley chessmen. The cardboard box has a brown top with red sides and a black bottom. Printed on the top of the box is a large, black graphic of a knight piece, depicted in profile. The name [MILTON BRADLEY] is printed in an arch above the knight, and [Made in U.S.A.] below. To the right of the graphic is the word [CHESSMEN] printed in black block text. On one side of the box is black ink print that reads [MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS.]. In the bottom right corner is additional small, black text that reads [4424]. Inside the box is a diagonal divider that separates the black and white chess pieces. 2011.12.

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