Jaques of London, formerly known as John Jaques of London and Jaques and Son of London is a long-established family company that manufactures sports and...
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Staunton chess set (redirect from History of Staunton chess pieces)
numbered and hand-signed by Staunton.: 225 This style of set was first made available by Jaques of London in 1849, and it quickly became the standard. The...
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Jaques is a given name and surname, a variant of Jacques. Jaques Bagratuni (1879-1943), Armenian prince Jaques Bisan (b. 1993) Beninese footballer Jaques...
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Latter Day Saint hymnwriter, missionary, and historian John Jaques, of Jaques of London This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the...
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manufacturer John Jaques of London. The Selenus sets were typical of Germany and Northern Europe and are named after Gustavus Selenus, the pen name of Augustus...
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Croquet (redirect from History of croquet)
governed by Croquet New Zealand. Sports portal Croquet Hall of Fame Extreme croquet Jaques of London US intercollegiate croquet champions Roque Woodball The...
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their work. Faith Heather Jaques was born in Leicester, England, the daughter of Maurice Thompson Jaques and Gladys Millicent Jaques (nee Playford). Her brother...
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in 1849 by Jaques of London (also known as John Jaques of London and Jaques and Son of London) Wooden white chess pieces are normally made of a light wood...
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Clock golf (category Forms of golf)
a set of instructions for "Golf Around the Clock" as a "lead-up game" useful as a preliminary for learners of golf. The firm Jaques of London claim that...
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British Chess Company (category Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom)
was an attempt to compete against Jaques of London. The BCC developed new manufacturing processes with new types of materials, such as Xylonite for their...
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Elliott Jaques (January 18, 1917 – March 8, 2003) was a Canadian psychoanalyst, social scientist and management consultant known as the originator of concepts...
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Jaques (variously /ˈdʒeɪkwiːz/ and /ˈdʒeɪkz/) is one of the main characters in Shakespeare's As You Like It. "The melancholy Jaques", as he is known,...
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Jaques of London. Courier Chess "Selenus, Gustavus - Chess.com". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-11-25. "The Chess Book of Augustus...
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role-playing games Italeri – miniatures J. W. Spear & Sons – board games Jaques of London – board games Jedko Games – wargames Jeux Descartes – role-playing...
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Skittles (sport) (section London Bridge)
upright where they stand, thus scattering. Scattles is made by Jaques of London and reminiscent of the older Cornish game, smite, itself based on the Finnish...
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Hattie Jacques (redirect from Josephine Edwina Jaques)
youngest child of Robin Rochester Jaques, an officer in the British Army and later a flying officer in the Royal Air Force, and Mary Jaques (née Thorn),...
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MI9 (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
escape aids. The British games manufacturer Jaques of London were commissioned by MI9 to produce a variety of games (from board games to sports) which contained...
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Commons has media related to Shove ha'penny. "The Rules of Shove Ha'penny" – Jaques of London A Shove Ha'penny app on Google Play. The best way to understand...
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William Jaques, CB, CBE is a senior British Army officer, who served as Chief of Materiel (Land) and Quartermaster-General to the Forces. Jaques was commissioned...
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plies were played. Fischer insisted that a Staunton chess set from Jaques of London be used. The chessboard had to be remade at Fischer's request. The...
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is in the process of writing a book called “The Staunton Chessmen and Their Predecessors”. British Chess Company Jaques of London Frank Camaratta bio...
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schools. Émile Henri Jaques was born in Vienna in 1865. He later adopted the name Émile Jaques-Dalcroze. His mother, Julie Jaques, was a music teacher...
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the age of 74. He married Frances Taylor. His son John Henry married Ellen Beatrice Jaques, daughter of John Jaques II, of Jaques of London. He was also...
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (redirect from Jean jaques rousseau)
Matthew (2006). Rousseau's Theory of Freedom. London: Continuum Books ——— (2007), Rousseau: Guide for the Perplexed, London, England: Continuum Books Starobinski...
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chess set design, and Jaques of London obtained the manufacturing rights. Staunton advertised the new set in his Illustrated London News chess column, pointing...
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participation. In 1989 reserves of the long used worsted made Webber ball were exhausted, following the manufacturer Jaques of London, ceasing production. Various...
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Jacques Derrida (redirect from Jaques Derrida)
London: University of Chicago Press, 1981). Derrida (1971): interview with Guy Scarpetta, republished in Positions (English edition, Chicago & London:...
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Jaques (20 November 1919 − 4 July 2013) was an English cricketer. Jaques was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Aylestone, Leicestershire. Jaques...
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Jacques Cousteau (redirect from Jaques Yves Costue)
the sea bottom in 2025. In October 1997, an underwater plaque honoring Jaque Cousteau was placed in the underwater dive park off Casino Point in Avalon...
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Ronny Jaques (1910–2008) was a British photographer from London. The son of a bookmaker who died when he was run over by a train in the London Underground...
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