House of Staunton
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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[edit]
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[edit]
Frank Camaratta is in the process of writing a book called “The Staunton Chessmen and Their Predecessors”.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Frank Camaratta bio
- ^ "Frank Camaratta Bio1". Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- ^ House of Staunton – homepage
- ^ House of Staunton Review
- ^ Chess Antiques Online - Staunton
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