Chess-Board. Printed by the Industrial School of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York.

AUCTION 83 | Thursday, June 20th, 2019 at 1:00pm

Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps, Ceremonial Objects, Fine & Graphic Art

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Lot 20

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA)

Chess-Board. Printed by the Industrial School of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York.

Red and white squares each densely printed with text of: “Manual of the Game of Chess with Laws and Observations.” Attractive multi-colored geometric border surrounds the whole. Housed in an older frame. Few tears. Unexamined out of frame. 18 x 18 inches.

New York : 1876

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,800

“Specimen of Printing Executed by the Inmates of the Industrial School of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York.” The Hebrew Orphan Asylum (HOA) was a Jewish orphanage in New York City founded in 1860 by the Hebrew Benevolent Society. Over the years it experimented with various technical schools to train their young charges. A print-shop commenced operation in 1871.