Eli Jackson's Antique German Chessboard / Checkerboard with Hand-inked Guides Plus Checkers Set folk art silver snake And while I know people

And while I know people are keen on staple repairs but many not so much on glue

who designed a few other pieces with the same circle pattern

20" span when open

Hands of the dial move easily

I would guess this likely dates to the 1860s or 70s

Eli Jackson's Antique German Chessboard / Checkerboard with Hand-inked Guides Plus Checkers Set folk art silver snake And while I know peopleI found this board and this boxed checkers set separately, but I believe they are about of the same age, and they feel quite sympatico to me so while one still needs chess pieces, at least one level of play (or practice) can commence! It is the carefully hand inked letters and numbers that really sold me on this board, done I am sure by the Dr. Eli S. Jackson who signed his name equally carefully on the back I presume as he set out to master the game