Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3041883
Area
Board games
Title
Mah Jongg Been&Bamboe Bijzonder Kunstlederen 5-laden doos
General name
Manufacturer / publisher
Kind of game
Collection / set
Number in collection
Year
1922
Number of players
Author / designer
Theme
Language
Dimensions
237x140x168mm
Details
Box (237x140x168mm including the knobs on the bottom) is of Western origin. Made of wood covered with multi-colored fake leather imprinted with a dragon pattern. With on top a brass, standard American handle and a brass hook. Behind the attached front there are 5 black drawers with brass buttons. Tiles (22x31x12mm) are made of an average quality thin bone and much thicker bamboo. The engraving is rather plain. There are no spare tiles. Counters are made of clean, polished bone with Western denomination. Dice (4x) are made of bone with Chinese points. Their container is a crude and square but outstanding Cricket box. Wind discs are made of bone with green characters. Their container is a Ming-box. Instruction manual is the red Babcock booklet, 6th edition, December 1922.