Talk:Staunton chess set

Square and compasses.
The claim that the Staunton pawn was based on the Freemasons' square and compasses sounds far fetched to me. I'm not seeing any likeness whatsoever. The Sean Evans source from which all the historical influences are taken would not be considered reliable by modern Wikipedia standards. A Short History of Chess says the Staunton pawn was an elaboration of a traditional design of a simple cone with a knob on top. That is so much more believable. SpinningSpark 18:37, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I've now removed "square and compasses" and added the Davidson source. SpinningSpark 12:15, 4 December 2022 (UTC)