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Re: Giant Chess Set: I too am looking for this!

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From: Erik Weaver
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 00:00
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I too am looking such a set, so I second this request! Please, let us in on
their manufactorer! Thanks, Erik

Don <73251.1045@CompuServe.COM> wrote in article
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> I'm hoping someone in this group may have the information I'm 
> looking for.  A few years ago my sons and I played chess at a 
> park which had giant, (King was about 3' tall), pieces 
> and since that time I've dreamed of owning a set just like it.  
> The chessmen were made of heavy plastic and were manufactured by 
> a company in the UK.  The price was sort of high when I checked 
> their website, and if the shipping cost is added in, the price 
> becomes prohibitive.  Does anyone know of a similar set made by a 
> company in the US?  I would greatly appreciate any leads!
> 
> 				-don
> 
> -- 
> Don
> 
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From: "Erik Weaver" <eweaver@wwn.net>
Subject: Re: Giant Chess Set: I too am looking for this!
Date: 1998/03/01
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