Surprise! c. Late 19th Early 20th Century Memo Book Turned Stitched and Inked Pocket Chess Board with Celluloid Pieces San Jose mission pottery My German in non existent My German in non existent too thanking saint Geneva:)) I purchased this from a seller in Oklahoma (where there seems to be a Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City so I might guess that is where it originated with ones of this sort seeming to have been produced between the later 19th century and WWII The exterior here is embossed "Memorandum" in gold lettering and it looks possibly to be a homemade version with the grid of squares stitched to create pockets for the pieces