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The Old World Trader
Central Missouri's ONLY source for authentic ancient and medieval weapons, pottery and other artifacts; rare maps and manuscripts; and fine chess sets and other gifts
Located at 410 South Bishop Ave, Rolla, Missouri. 573-341-8586

The Old World Trader is Rolla's History Store
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View our current specials on ancient artifacts, coins, fossils, chess sets, gifts, books, etc.
Coins from ancient Byzantine, Roman, Greek, Egyptian, and other civilizations.
Anciet and medieval weapons, pottery, tools, etc.
Rare maps, botanicals, architectural prints, and other manuscripts spanning hundreds of years
Fine orthoceras, ammonite, keichousaurus, trilobite, and other fossils. Hominid and other museum fossil casts. Framed spiders, skeletons, butterflies and other insect specimens.
Patron saint medals, Greek and Russian Icons, Christian history books, ancient judaean oil lamps, Byzantine crosses, etc.
Model ships and aircraft, replica statuary, papyrus paintings, etc.
Books about military history, ancient civilizations, medieval life, enlightenment, rennaissance, etc.
Egyptian glass, Moroccan thuya wood, Russian nesting dolls, etc.
Metal, glass, alabaster, marble, wood, porcelain, and other chess sets and supplies.
Konus and Orion telescopes, microscopes, magnifiers, etc.
The Frame Shop Gallery and Home Decor

Featured Item:
Turkish Porcelain Chess Set
This porcelain chess set was hand made and highlighted with gold by Kutahya, Turkey's premier porcelain producer.

FINE CHESS SETS, CLOCKS & SUPPLIES:

Napoleon Chess Pieces by Italfama, Italy

We stock dozens of styles of chess sets, and have hundreds available by special order. We offer examples in metal, glass, wood, porcelain, resin, alabaster, and other types of sets. There are fine staunton sets as well as a variety of themed sets. We stock boards, pieces, sets, boxes, clocks, bags and scorepads. We even have tournament medals, wall-hanging demonstation boards, tournament pieces, and more. You will find examples by fine makers from England, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Kenya, Poland, Spain, Italy, USA, India, and other countries. These manufacturers include some of the best names like Studio Anne Carlton, Italfama, Chiellini, Madon, Chopra and Kutahya.

The Old World Trader is located in Rolla, Missouri. Rolla is within an hour and a half of St Louis, Springfield, Columbia, and Jefferson City. We are only a short drive from Fort Leonard Wood.