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An unusually small set of 2-tone bakelite tiles in a slide-top box. The tiles are hand-carved as opposed to pressed and the bamboos are of a not uncomman but untypical design. Includes 4 oriental-style jokers. The #1 bam is in a style which I refer to as 'art-deco' ;-). The box shows some shrinkage on the bottom which probably attests to considerable age. The set has no arabic (or western) numerals, suggesting it was not made for export to the west. |
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A set of tiles made purely from bamboo, housed in a cardboard chest of drawers. The #1 bamboo is featured as a bamboo shoot, unlike the more common representation of a bird (typically a peacock or crane, sparrow, etc.). Also uncommon is the #8 ba mboo, which is red as opposed to the more typical blue. The #7 dot has the line of 3 in "reverse order" Includes a set of counting sticks which are also made of bamboo. |
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This box is oak. Unlike most 5-drawered chests, this one is slightly smaller than usual. The front is nicely carved in relief and shows "stylized" bats, a symbol of good luck in most of the Orient. The chest has no shelves for the drawers which fit snugly, simply stacked on top of each other. The rule-book is probably original as it fits precisely in a drawer. |
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Wooden tile racks with doubling-table - style "nr. 402". These racks have a nice broad surface for 'declared' tiles and a concave base for easy sliding (while building the wall) on e.g. a cloth surface. |
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Set of Mah Jongg playing cards or "kards".Stacked as two decks in a
nice old (original) box. Typically, not much effort was spent in producing high-quality cards, as they would never last long due to long and fanatical play. This set has some nice designs on the faces, though. |
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