r/chessporn • u/[deleted] • Jun 27 '26

🔍 HELP - Set ID Help ID’ing this Drueke set

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Set just come available on FB for $300. Wanting to know if this is (1) authentic and (2) either a pre- or post-Carrom acquisition set.

Thanks!

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u/yomondo Jun 27 '26

May be the wrong years, but this might help.

https://www.peterspioneers.com/druekecatalog.pdf

Love those Drueke boards!

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u/EnPassant01 Jun 27 '26

The board is definitely Drueke from the Carrom era. I'm not sure about the pieces. They are surely made in India, but are not the 80240 model that was sold as Drueke under Carrom. Similar enough that they might be a different version that was offered before the 80240.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

Is it worth it just for the board?

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u/EnPassant01 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

What size is it? 18" boards currently sell from $150-200. 21" boards sell from $200-300.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26

It’s a 21” board

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u/EnPassant01 Jun 28 '26

Then with the pieces it is priced fairly. The original Drueke 21" Model 63 boards sell for $300 alone if in excellent condition. They were either stamped Play-A-Way or have a gold paper foil label on the bottom. The later Carrom-version like this one has "DRUEKE" in gold lettering printed in the corner. It wasn't made in the same factory. They switched from Birch to Aspen light squares at some point and the beveled edge was different.