WM. F. DRUEKE AND SONS, INC was created in 1914. It is one of the oldest manufacturers of Chess Sets. The company was founded by William F. Drueke at Grand rapids (Michigan). In 1987, they ceased their activities and were sold to Low Tech Company which kept the Drueke name as a brand. In 1990, the Carrom Company bought them and moved the manufacture to Ludington (Michigan). The Carrom Company is still in activity and use the Drueke brand name for their board games. This company has its right place here: ARB and Prestige, 2 famous chess computers, were wood boards manufactured by Drueke.
Detailed Museum records and historical inventory records share this manufacturer room. When an original inventory entry matches a detailed record, the detailed Museum record is canonical.
This manufacturer room is a documentation view. Individual physical machines, including duplicate examples, are tracked in the separate specimen registry.
No individual Museum record has yet been entered for this manufacturer. The room remains in the catalogue so future additions do not change its structure.
Original source room: ChessEval Forum · Drueke