House of Staunton

HOS Marshall chess set

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

HOS Brighton chess set with pieces made of rosewood

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

Frank Camaratta is in the process of writing a book called “The Staunton Chessmen and Their Predecessors”.

See also

• British Chess Company
• Jaques of London

References

1. Frank Camaratta bio
2. "Frank Camaratta Bio1". Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
3. House of Staunton – homepage
4. House of Staunton Review
5. Chess Antiques Online - Staunton

External links

• House of Staunton - Homepage