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Mah-Jongg set

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Collection Type

  • Toys and games

GUSN

GUSN-241407

Description

Mah-Jongg set. Includes: wooden box with sliding cover containing five drawers filled with ivory and bamboo game pieces; four wooden tile trays; Carter's Improved Scale and Doubling Score booklets; Mah Jongg Book of Instructions; and Rules for Playing The Chinese Game Mah Jongg. Belonged to Mrs. Stephen W. Phillips

Details

Descriptive Terms

mah jongg
wood (plant material)
brass (alloy)
ivory (tooth component)
bamboo (material)
paper (fiber product)
Mah-jongg

Maker

Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)
M.T. Bird & Co. Fine Stationers and Engravers (Retailer)

Accession Number

2006.44.3519

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