Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1920 — Two Freak Checker Boards. [ARTICLE]

Two Freak Checker Boards.

Probably the most extraordinary checker board in the world was constructed at St. Leonards, in Sussex, Engtewi, in 1891, says the Columbus (O.) Dispatch. It was made of solid hlactra of concrete three feet thick and its surface covered an area 25 feet square. The pieces were moved by hooked iron rods, making the gams of value as physical as well as a mental exercise. A checker board which was presented to Bismarck at the height of his fame Is said to have been the moot costly thing of its kind ever made The squares were made of gold and silver Inlaid upon an ebony base. There were 24 “men,” 12 of gold and 12 of silver. In the center of each gold piece was a ruby, while each of the silver pieces was adorned with a diamond. The outfit was valued at mt time at about $150,000.