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Set, Chess

Object number2019.162.4 a-kk

Manufacturer Aluminum Company of America (1907 - 1998)

Writer Reuben Fine

Date1970

MediumWood; Aluminum; Cardboard; Ink

Credit LineGift of Arconic

DescriptionChess set consisting of a box, a cardboard insert, a chess board, chess pieces, and a book.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 20.25 × 20.25 × 1.25 in. (51.4 × 51.4 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 20.125 × 20.125 × 2.875 in. (51.1 × 51.1 × 7.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 17.5 × 17.5 × 0.063 in. (44.5 × 44.5 × 0.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 18.875 × 18.875 × 0.875 in. (47.9 × 47.9 × 2.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (e): 2.75 × 1.063 × 1.25 in. (7 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (f): 2.813 × 1.063 × 1.25 in. (7.1 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (g): 2.875 × 1.063 × 1.25 in. (7.3 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (h): 2.875 × 1.063 × 1.25 in. (7.3 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (i): 2.875 × 1 × 1.438 in. (7.3 × 2.5 × 3.7 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (j): 2.875 × 1.063 × 1.25 in. (7.3 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (k): 2.875 × 1 × 1.188 in. (7.3 × 2.5 × 3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (l): 2.875 × 1.063 × 1.25 in. (7.3 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (m): 3.063 × 2 × 2 in. (7.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (n): 3 × 2 × 2 in. (7.6 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (o): 4 × 1.75 × 2 in. (10.2 × 4.4 × 5.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (p): 3.75 × 1.75 × 2 in. (9.5 × 4.4 × 5.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (q): 3.75 × 1.563 × 1.625 in. (9.5 × 4 × 4.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (r): 3.75 × 1.5 × 1.5 in. (9.5 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (s): 4.375 × 1.75 × 1.75 in. (11.1 × 4.4 × 4.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (t): 1.25 × 2 × 1.75 in. (3.2 × 5.1 × 4.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (u): 2.75 × 1 × 1.125 in. (7 × 2.5 × 2.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (v): 2.813 × 1 × 1.25 in. (7.1 × 2.5 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (w): 2.75 × 1.125 × 1.25 in. (7 × 2.9 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (x): 2.75 × 1 × 1.25 in. (7 × 2.5 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (y): 2.75 × 1.063 × 1.25 in. (7 × 2.7 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (z): 2.75 × 1 × 1.25 in. (7 × 2.5 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (aa): 2.688 × 1 × 1.188 in. (6.8 × 2.5 × 3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (bb): 2.75 × 1 × 1.125 in. (7 × 2.5 × 2.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (cc): 2.813 × 1.875 × 1.75 in. (7.1 × 4.8 × 4.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (dd): 2.938 × 1.938 × 1.75 in. (7.5 × 4.9 × 4.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (ee): 3.688 × 1.75 × 1.688 in. (9.4 × 4.4 × 4.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (ff): 3.625 × 1.625 × 1.75 in. (9.2 × 4.1 × 4.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (gg): 3.75 × 1.625 × 1.625 in. (9.5 × 4.1 × 4.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (hh): 3.75 × 1.563 × 1.563 in. (9.5 × 4 × 4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (ii): 4.375 × 1.688 × 1.688 in. (11.1 × 4.3 × 4.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (jj): 4.438 × 1.875 × 1.75 in. (11.3 × 4.8 × 4.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (kk): 8.125 × 5.25 × 0.75 in. (20.6 × 13.3 × 1.9 cm)
Inscriptions(c) On side with Alice, text along right side reads: " 'I declare it's marked out just like / a large chess-board!' Alice said. / "There ought to be some / men moving around somewhere / -- and so there are!' "

Below this reads:

"...' It's a great huge game of chess / that's being played / -- all over the world ... / How I wish I was one of them! / I wouldn't mind being a Pawn, / if only I might join / -- though of course / I would like to be a Queen, best.' " Below this reads: "From Lewis Carroll's / 'Through the Looking Glass' ".

Text on opposite side reads: "In the 'game' of making and selling parts, no one wants to be / relegated to the rank of Pawn. But position in the industry is often / determined by the technology utilized by the manufacturer. / If you are looking for ways to improve your position, and avoid / checkmate in the cmpetitive parts market, you should consider / moving to Aluminum Powder Metallurgy. / When you combine the virtues of P / M with the characteristics of / Alcoa aluminum, you create parts with outstanding advantages: / light weight, corrosion resistance, strength, ductility, thermal and / electrical conductivity, to name a few. / With Aluminum Powder Metallurgy you get the speed of stamping, / without the waste ... the accuracy of machining, without the / expense ... and the detail of die casting, with better die life and / dimensional control. / If you would like to know more about aluminum P / M parts, their / properties and performance ... how to utilize them in your pro- / duction, Alcoa has an immediate answer: we are conducting / technical seminars on Aluminum Powder Metallurgy throughout / the country. You are invited to send key members of your staff to / these seminars, without obligation. Below is a schedule of upcom- / ing meetings. To make it even easier, we're enclosing a reservation card. Won't you treturn it soon so we can make sure your men can / be accommodated?"
Marks(q,r; gg,hh): Text on underside of horse on left side reads: "TL / 70".
Historical NotesAlice in Wonderland-themed chess set made Alcoa aluminum.

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