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Suffragette Chess Set
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Suffragette Chess Set
A painted figural chess set, entitled Topical Chessmen (Suffragettes v The Law). It comprises King and Queen, bishops as judges, rooks as burning buildings, prison cells, policemen as pawns and suffragettes painted with sashes. The original box states that the set was made in London by Disabled Soldiers and Sailors for The Incorporated Soldiers and Sailors Help Society, 122, Brompton Road, London, S.W. This organisation was founded in 1899, and Lord Roberts took a keen interest in the workshops set up after the South African war, in which many ex-servicemen were trained in the making of small articles. The chess set was sold in Toy and Athletic Dealers Probably dates from late 1913-1914. Date: circa 1914
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Media ID 14169078
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Bishops Brompton Burning Cells Chess Chessmen Comprises Disabled Entitled Figural Help Incorporated Judges Policemen Prison Rooks Sailors Sashes Suffrage Suffragette Suffragettes Topical Versus Made Pawns Rights
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