German Chess Set "The 30 Year War" by E.G.Zimmermann, ca. 1850
German Chess Set "The 30 Year War" by E.G.Zimmermann, ca. 1850
A chess set made of cast iron with a king size of 8 cm, which can be attributed to the foundry of E.G.Zimmermann in Hanau. It dates back to ca. 1850. The base of the kings is imprinted with "Verlag bei E.G. Zimmermann" and "11479 Hanau". The set came in its original carton box.
Today, five different chess sets are known that bear the Zimmermann mark, among them the chess set shown here being labelled "The 30 Year War", which is the most frequently found set. The two sides represent the Habsburg-Troups under Ferdinand II and the Swedes under their king Gustavus Adolphus.
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