This immediately reminded me of the chess set/GLOCK story.ДЄ couple of years ago I found my first Boltabest tray at a thrift store in Florida.

This weekend at the yard sales, I scored a very interesting Austin Enterprises вЂњHang Up Sculptural PuzzleвЂќ. His sonвЂ™s Bar-Mitvah picture hanging in the hallway was a reassuring sign.ДЄlas, my wife didnвЂ™t have a need to call the police and I walked away with a chess set I had been wanting for a long time. Fortunately, I was put a ease when I was greeted at the door by a nice looking older man. I drove with my wife and two small daughters to the house, parked around the corner and told my wife if I wasnвЂ™t back in 20 minutes to call the police. A scary sounding, gun-owning seller, is one of them. Well, for a $40 Austin Enterprises chess set, I am willing to assume certain risks. Second, instead of using the traditional dollar bill or Campbells soup can to show scale, the seller used a handgunвЂ¦.a GLOCK no less. First off, the set was in Roslyn, which is a 40-minute drive from NYC. I was excited, but there were a couple of issues that had me concerned. Last summer, I stumbled on one of these sets in its original wood and blue plexiglas hanging display case on Craigslist for $40. The pieces are modern in form-the Queen represented by a crown, the bishop is a cross, the knight is a shield and the King, is fittingly, the symbol of ALCOA. of вЂњAustin EnterprisesвЂќ and the advertising agency of Ketchum, McLeod & Grove. The set was commissioned in 1962 by ALCOA to designer-craftsman Austin E.

Mid century modern chess set aluminum