Chess set made from beautiful lamp parts

Leesa sez, "My dad, an inventor/designer (he invented the Tressy doll--the doll with hair that grows, the first adjustable television turntable and designed unusual wrought-iron modern furniture) designed a chess set in 1968 that was made out of 428 lamp parts. Each set was handmade (by my mother and grandmother in the basement of our house in the Bronx.) Over 250 copies were sold in the late sixties/early 70's to high end stores and collectors."

Superb.

Chess Set (Thanks, Leesa!)

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inkfumes

That chess set would make a great weed pipe.
leesa

Thanks for posting it you guys!
apoxia

“beautiful lamp parts” or beautiful chess set?
Fred H

Do want!
Incarnadine

Huh, that’s funny… when I was in high school, we used to use some of those same lamp parts to build things very different from chess pieces. Let’s just say that the hollow sections that allowed a lamp wire to pass through, also allowed air to pass through.
Anonymous

I know a great place for lamp parts. You can purchase parts to make chess pieces at Grand Brass Lamp Parts. Http://www.grandbrass.com . Great fast service.