Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3115723
Area
Board games
Title
Mah Jongg Amerikaans Algemeen Zwart kartonnen 5-laden doos Ming Ma-Jong
General name
Manufacturer / publisher
Kind of game
Collection / set
Number in collection
Year
1923
Number of players
4
Author / designer
Theme
Language
Dimensions
258x143x105mm
Details
Box (258x143x105mm) is of American origin. Made of heavy cardboard pasted with black textured paper printed with golden text. Based on the standard 5-drawer model with loose lid and attached front. With inside four drawers for the tiles and one with 4 compartments for counters and dice. An instruction manual is also enclosed. Tiles (27x31x13mm) are made of quality wood with slits to slide in loose small sheets of celluloid (or some other synthetic material) covered paper. Printed with attractive characters and images. The backside has a bamboo like curve. There are no spare tiles. Counters are round sticks of colored wood. 40x yellow for 2p, 32x black for 10p, 36x green for 100p and 8x red for 500p. Dice (2x) are made of bone with Western points. There belong no wind indicators to the set. Instruction manual is The Green Book 1923. Written and Revised expressly for The Ming Set