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Our History In the early 20th century, all chess sets sold in the
United States were manufactured in Europe. With the outbreak of World
War I in 1914, the supply of chess sets to the U.S. ceased. 1914 (c) - William F. Drueke (founder of The Drueke Company) started supplying Marshall Fields' store in Chicago with wooden chess sets and chess pieces. At that time, Grand Rapids was famous worldwide for its skilled wood turners, hand carvers and craftsman wood workers. 1941 - The Drueke Company settled at 601 Third Street, Grand Rapids, MI after moving it's chess producing factory three times. 1941 - Travel games such as chess sets and cribbage boards were shipped overseas to the servicemen in the armed forces during World War II. pre 1954 - The first plastic molds were made and our
game parts were contracted out. 1990 - Drueke was purchased by The Carrom Company of Ludington, MI and all Drueke game manufacturing was moved to the Carrom production facility.
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