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Digital versions from Bitstream and FontSite. See also Veracruz Serial, Della Respira and Cantoria.</description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jeux de Salon ‘Delaire’ chess set label]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Contributed by <a href="/contributors/22727/eva-silvertant">Eva Silvertant</a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/65441/jeux-de-salon-delaire-chess-set-label"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/use-media-items/246/245781/upto-700xauto/69b5f349/Delaire%2000.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/><i><b>Source:&nbsp;<span class="fiu-attribution__sourceUrl"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=622034397019097&set=p.622034397019097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com</a></span>&nbsp;</b><span><span class="fiu-attribution__credits fiu-text--captioning">Walter Biensur</span>. </span><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/241242/lettres-manuscrits"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/samples/15/14589/440/4/67811c92/lettres-manuscrits.png"/></a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/38526/spread"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/samples/13/12951/440/4/65c652b8/spread.png"/></a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/89/cheltenham"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/renders/12/89/400/4/6a0b8d72/cheltenham.png"/></a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/252/della-robbia"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/renders/1/252/400/4/67b0bb86/della-robbia.png"/></a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/241243/sabines"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/samples/15/14590/440/4/67813f78/sabines.png"/></a><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/46698/blanchard-inland"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/samples/7/6834/440/4/5ef207d6/blanchard-inland.png"/></a><br/><br/><p>Here is a gorgeous label on a box of a travel chess set sold by Henri Delaire in the first half of the 20th century. The manufacturer of the chess set is unknown.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Modesansechecs">Walter Biensur</a>, the owner of the set, writes:</p>

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<p>The first address is also that of the French Chess Federation, because Henri Delaire was also the first president:</p>

<p>“It was Henri Delaire who succeeded, in 1921, in giving life to the French Chess Federation (FFE), itself attached to the International Chess Federation (FIDE), which he founded in 1924 with Pierre Vincent. Henri Delaire is therefore an integral part of the world history of chess. [Translated from <a href="https://echecs-et-strategie.com/2007/09/le-traite-manuel-des-echecs-d-delaire/">Echecs &amp; Strategie</a>]</p>

<p>Delaire was a chess theorist, Director of <cite>La Stratégie</cite>, the great monthly chess information magazine between 1867 and 1940. He was also the founder-honorary President of the Cercle Philidor.” [Translated from <a href="https://lecafedelaregence.blogspot.com/2020/07/henri-delaire.html">Le Café de la Régence</a>]</p>
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<p><span>I figured the title ‘Delaire’ was lettering, but Florian found that it’s <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/38526/spread" target="_blank"><strong>Spread</strong></a> (c.<span class="nbsp">&nbsp;</span>1887), issued by Farmer. He also found </span>the typeface used for the Lombardic-style ‘Jeux De Salon’, which is <strong><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/241242/lettres-manuscrits">Lettres Manuscrits</a></strong>, shown by Deberny &amp; Cie in a c. 1878 type specimen.</p>

<p>The tagline ‘Spécialité pour Joueurs d’Echecs’ is set in the bold style of <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/89/Cheltenham"><strong>Cheltenham</strong></a> (1902), designed by Bertram Goodhue (assisted by Hannibal Ingalls Kimball, director of the Cheltenham Press)—although Hrant Papazian suggests it’s likely set in a French imitation of Cheltenham, as it would have been costly to transport lead type overseas. The first instance of <strong>é</strong> seems to be set in a larger point size of the same typeface, perhaps due to a lack of another <strong>é</strong> in the same point size.</p>

<p>The addresses (‘85, Faubourg Saint-Denis, 85’ &amp; ‘4 et 6, Rue des Pyramides’) are set in <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/252/Della%20Robbia"><strong>Della Robbia</strong></a> (1902) by Thomas Maitland Cleland. The typeface used for ‘Mème Maison :’ is <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/241243/sabines"><strong>Sabines</strong></a> (c. 1901) by Beaudoire.</p>

<p>And finally, ‘Paris’ is set in <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/46698/Blanchard%20%28Inland%29"><strong>Blanchard</strong></a> (1900), issued by Inland Type Foundry.</p><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/65441/jeux-de-salon-delaire-chess-set-label"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/use-media-items/246/245782/upto-700xauto/69b5f349/Delaire%2001.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/><i><b>Source:&nbsp;<span class="fiu-attribution__sourceUrl"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/171812150040374/posts/1638185720069669/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com</a></span>&nbsp;</b><span><span class="fiu-attribution__credits fiu-text--captioning">Walter Biensur</span>. </span><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/65441/jeux-de-salon-delaire-chess-set-label"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/use-media-items/246/245783/upto-700xauto/69b5f349/Delaire%2002.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/><i><b>Source:&nbsp;<span class="fiu-attribution__sourceUrl"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/171812150040374/posts/1638185720069669/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com</a></span>&nbsp;</b><span><span class="fiu-attribution__credits fiu-text--captioning">Walter Biensur</span>. </span><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/65441/jeux-de-salon-delaire-chess-set-label"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/use-media-items/246/245784/upto-700xauto/69b5f349/Delaire%2003.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/><i><b>Source:&nbsp;<span class="fiu-attribution__sourceUrl"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/171812150040374/posts/1638185720069669/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com</a></span>&nbsp;</b><span><span class="fiu-attribution__credits fiu-text--captioning">Walter Biensur</span>. </span><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/65441/jeux-de-salon-delaire-chess-set-label"><img src="https://assets.fontsinuse.com/static/use-media-items/246/245785/upto-700xauto/69b5f349/Delaire%2004.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/><i><b>Source:&nbsp;<span class="fiu-attribution__sourceUrl"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/171812150040374/posts/1638185720069669/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com</a></span>&nbsp;</b><span><span class="fiu-attribution__credits fiu-text--captioning">Walter Biensur</span>. </span><span>License: <span class="fiu-attribution__license">All Rights Reserved</span><span>. </span></span></i><br/><br/>This post was originally published at <a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/65441/jeux-de-salon-delaire-chess-set-label">Fonts In Use</a><hr/>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>Eva Silvertant</author>
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