Barbara Remington made a chess set

The set was truly magnificent. Sauron was the black king Shelob the black queen, the Nazgul King was one of the. . . I've forgotten now, Bishops or Knights.. . and Isengard was one of the black rooks. On the white side a hobbit hole was one of the rooks, Aragorn was the king, etc. Each piece was very intricately hand made and was truly wonderful. I especially liked the empty hood on the Nazgul King with the two holes in the back to let the light thru and represent eyes. An unbelievable amount of thought and work had gone into each piece. For reasons of safety these are normally kept upstairs and shown only in photographs and I was truly greatful for her allowing me to handle them in order to fully appreciate them.

Meŝkys, Ed (1973) "Green Dragon," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 3: No. 1 , Article 8. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol3/iss1/8

Far down on the East Side is another purveyor of hand made toys, the Boggle Shop, at 194 East Third Street, between Avenues A and B.

The shop carries a smattering of various things—some old furniture, some vintage clothing (including things for children), hanging paper lamps made by Barbara Remington, a children's book illustrator who is coproprietor of the shop with her husband, Edward Preston, a writer. Also there are patchwork pillows, a large collection of drift wood (50 cents to $5 per piece) and wool yarn wound into the shape of a diamond. Called ochos dios, these wool items are Mexican charms one hangs on the door to ward off the evil eye. They are $1 and are made by Miss Remington's mother in Minnesota.

Most of the stuffed toys are made by Miss Remington, and in the shop's zoo are a green corduroy frog at $7, a stuffed cloth bug at $8, a few lions at the same price—along with a green velvet turtle, and some dear little stuffed lumps with big blue eyes and fluffy tails that turn out to be rabbits ($3.50).