Mah Jongg Kaarten Kartonnen langwerpig doosje met vast deksel 'Thomas de la Rue' 

• 1923 
• Mah Jongg 
• Thomas de la Rue, London. 
• Other 

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Board games

Mah Jongg Kaarten Kartonnen langwerpig doosje met vast deksel 'Thomas de la Rue'

1923

198x97x35mm

Box (200x97x40mm) is of British origin. Made of cardboard covered with maroon colored fake leather and printed with golden lettering. The etui like box is low and rectangular with attached lid and lock. The interior is covered with silk like cloth and have separate compartments for instruction manual, playing cards and counters etc. Playing cards (50x82mm) are British. They have standard measures and gold-on-edge. The backside is yellow. One card features an advertisement for a book about Mah Jong. An other one is a blank spare. Counters are made of colored bone: red, yellow, purple blue and green. They are discs of different size. Two purple blue counters are obvious replacements. Dice (2x) are made of bone with Western points. Wind indicators are similar to the wind cards of the set but also feature the words WIND MARKER. Instruction manual is a small booklet (66x97x1mm) that is a typical Thomas de la Rue publication, edition1923.