Handsome Old Handmade, Numbered Black and Red Painted Checkerboard, Under Glass hand-painted enamel There may be an incised

There may be an incised mark at the center of the bottom but I am unable to distinguish it

and the stuffing

6 1/4" wide at widest spread

Black ink on wove paper mounted to a heavier weight brown backing sheet

Fully expanded: 8 3/8" tall not including handle

Handsome Old Handmade, Numbered Black and Red Painted Checkerboard, Under Glass hand-painted enamel There may be an incisedReally a smart looking old chess or checkerboard with red and black painted squares numbered in white. The numbers follow standard board notation, with black pieces occupying squares 1 to 12, and white pieces on squares 21 to 32. The playing board itself is covered with glass and framed in four pieces of wood nailed to the larger board, making it a good, and a fun one to actually play on though it seems curious that the numbers are oriented toward the