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F. Englunds Förlag

Sweden's earliest securely documented chess-clock offering came through a federation-linked publisher rather than a known clock factory.

F. Englunds Förlag-associated wooden chess clock.From the Collection of Igor Ivanyk

The 1925 Advertisement

A 1925 Tidskrift för Schack advertisement offered a 'Prima schackur' from F. Englunds Förlag in Stockholm for 15 kronor. The wording indicated the clock was in stock.

Not a Proven Model Name

'Prima' was a quality description rather than necessarily a formal model name. Unless a surviving clock carries the word as a mark, the safer name is simply a chess clock sold by F. Englunds Förlag.

Seller, Not Proven Manufacturer

The advertisement identifies the publisher as the seller but does not identify the movement maker, cabinetmaker, assembler, or switching-system designer.

Institutional Significance

Because the publisher was embedded in Stockholm organized chess, it could connect an unidentified maker directly to the players and clubs that needed tournament equipment.

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