History of American Wooden Chess Pieces

Is there any sort of history of the various wooden chess pieces that have been developed over the years in America?  Say maybe in a book or shown on a website?

Thanks!!

I'm not interested in collecting per se.  I just ordered a Liberty set because of the history behind it and it struck me that I don't really know the history of chess set development in America.  Other countries that are notable are typically England, France, and Russian for obvious reasons.  It's unfortunate that we don't know much about piece evolution here other than say the typical plastic sets we probably all started with and knowledge of a couple of Drueke designs.

I know the Piatigorsky cup pieces were quite interesting, although rater large for today's tournament standards and that is about it.  I also find it interesting that most sets classified as "American" have an onion shaped mitre cap on the Bishops.  I'm assuming that concept came from the Pinney design.  It would also be interesting to know which came first - the Pinney or Lardy knights because they both look very similar to each other.

Thanks for the info.  I've run across some of it during my research  It included some old pictures of Reshevsky and a young Bobby playing with these sets.

It looks like the Windsor Pieces are also of an American origin and were used in the 1950's and 1960's.  Although, the knights seem to be somewhat small in comparison to the Bishops and Rooks.

I don't know. I don't have access to Scribd. IMHO, if you're interested in American chess sets, it's money very well spent. In my collection, I have vintage Drueke sets, Lisa Lane's Player's Choice set, several Pinneys, an original Windsor Castle set, and an original Steiner set, as used in the Piatigorsky sets. I also have House of Staunton's reproduction of the Mechanics Institute set, a real favorite. I used to have a Horn A-350 set and a Sterling Furniture set, but I sold those (to Duncan) some time ago.

THIS fits the bill.

All the other books I've read involve sets from outside the US, and those books are nowhere near as extensive as this. Thanks for recommendation!

Interesting chessboard.  Did you make it?

I think it looks cool.  It would go really well with an antique or antique reproduction set.

The Horn 450 no longer in my collection.

The Horn A-62B in my collection.

Sterling Furniture Company's American Made Chessmen. Sterling took over Drueke's dies for a few years around 1930 when Drueke temporarily was out of business. Now in the Duncan Pohl collection.

LOL. The middle shelf holds American sets.

Many thanks!!

It's 4.0" but unweighted.

Mechanics Institute set is one.

https://www.houseofstaunton.com/the-mechanics-institute-commemorative-chess-pieces-4-25-king.html

Drueke 820.40 is another

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/is-this-set-really-a-drueke

Here is where you can get a reproduction copy of the Drueke 820.40 if interested.

http://www.houseofchess.com/wood-chess-set-pieces-broad-base-staunton-king-size-3-3-4inch-rosewood-boxwood.html

May have been but Drueke brought it to America. Since it was designed by an American company. I consider it to be an American chess set. Even though it was maybe carved in India. Anyways I consider the 820.40 to be an American wooden chess set. Since it was designed by an American company and was marketed exclusively for the American market at the time. 

I have the reproduction set and I like it. I just like the big bulb head of the King. Seems like the King has a huge ego because of his big head. The diamond shaped head of the Bishops are quite unique as well. I just like the different looks of the 820.40. However I do hate the smaller version of this set though. The Bishops and Queen do blend too much for me. 

Thanks for all the input on this discussion.