Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3068303
Area
Board games
Title
Mah Jongg Amerikaans Algemeen Kartonnen langwerpige doos met houten latten 'Pe-Ling'
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Kind of game
Collection / set
Number in collection
Year
1925
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Dimensions
Details
Box (408x120x38mm) is of American origin. Low and rectangular model. Made of light cardboard. Pasted with marbled paper printed with red and black. The simple interior is divided in two compartments. One for the tiles and one for the dark wooden racks with pasted doubling scoring strips), wind indicators, dice and spare tiles. An instruction manual is also enclosed. Tiles (23x34x4mm) are made of heavy cardboard. With on top white paper printed with characters and images. On the backside with a carton colored layer. The set contains many spare tiles that differ in size from the normal tiles. Counters are strips of thick paper with Western numbers. In white (2p), green (10p), pink (100p) and yellow (500p). Dice (2x) are made of bone with Western points. Wind indicators are made of the same material as the tiles. They are however square. Instruction manual is small leaflet belonging to the set. There are three scoring sheets. The also enclosed index corresponds, apart from the amount of counters, with the content of the box.