Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3061523
Area
Board games
Title
Mah Jongg Chad Valley Kartonnen rode 5-laden doos met vast deksel met twee zilveren karakters
General name
Manufacturer / publisher
Kind of game
Collection / set
Number in collection
Year
1923
Number of players
4
Author / designer
Theme
Language
Dimensions
225x153x92mm
Details
Made in England by The Chad Valley Co. Ltd. The company once was one of England’s most important toy makers. Chad Valley has used its design for boxes, tiles, wind indicators and instruction booklets over and over for some thirty years. Box (225x153x92mm) is English. It is made of cardboard covered with thick red fake-croc paper The fixed lid features the two Chad Valley characters in silver. Behind the flap-front there are 5 drawers. One with five compartments for counters etc. Tiles (21x30x14mm) are English. They are made from wood. With on top pasted on CV-characters and graphics in 3 colors and on the backside dark paper. Dots and Bamboos are the simple version. Bamboo 1 features a crane. Counters are big (green, yellow, red and blue) colored disks of bone. Value 1000 points per person. Dice (2x) are made of bone and have Western points. Wind indicators (4x) are made from cardboard with glued on Chad Valley wind characters. Instruction manual is printed by/for Chad Valley, the 5th edition, December 1923.