Cream scalloped bowls, set of six
Six deep bowls with a scalloped rim and forty years of wear along the edge.
$30
Roll-up chess set
$10
A vinyl board and a full set of pieces, in a tube, for taking somewhere.
Materials & dimensions
- Vinyl roll-up board
- Plastic pieces
- Card and plastic tube
6 × 6 × 44 cm · 520 g
Care
Roll the board with the playing surface outwards to keep the creases from deepening. Wipe with a damp cloth. Keep the tube out of direct sun; that is what faded it in the first place.
Shipping & duties
Standard $48
Express $91.20
North America · 520 g
Free standard shipping over $250.
Import duties and taxes are set by United States, not by us. They are not included above, and your carrier collects them on delivery.
The story
A rolled vinyl board and thirty-two plastic pieces in a screw-capped tube. There is nothing precious about it and that is the entire appeal: it weighs almost nothing, it survives a rucksack, and losing it would cost you ten dollars rather than ruin your week.
The tube is the design. Unscrew one end, the board rolls out flat and stays flat, and the pieces tip out of the other. Everything goes back in about fifteen seconds. Sets like this went everywhere with everyone before phones had chess on them.
The graphics on the tube have faded on one side, which tells you it sat on a shelf in the light for a long time before it got to us.
