British Chess Company

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The British Chess Company (BCC) was founded by William Moffatt (1843-1918) and William Hughes and began manufacturing chess pieces in 1891.[1]

Chess sets[]

The BCC was an attempt to compete against Jaques of London.[1] The BCC developed new manufacturing processes with new types of materials, such as celluloid for their chess pieces. In 1891, the BCC registered the design for two of their chess sets: (1) Royal Chessmen; (2) Imperial Staunton.[1]

See also[]

Further reading[]

  • Deasey, Mick & Lyons, Guy (2010). The British Chess Company, Stroud and London.
  • Fersht, Alan. (2010). Jaques and British Chess Company Chess Sets. Kaissa Publications. ISBN 0955732514

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c British Chess Company Sets


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