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Object Name:
Game
Object ID:
1967.045.03
Date:
circa 1923
Description:
Mah Jong game. Four wooden tile rack holders, 144 wooden tile pieces, and one round wooden piece. In paperboard box. Box cover is red and green, imprinted on top, "The Game of a Thousand Wonders / IF IT ISN'T MARKED 'MAH-JONGG' IT ISN'T GENUINE / MAH-JONGG / TRADE MARK REG U.S. PAT. OFF. / 'MIDGET' / A COMPLETE MAH-JONGG GAME with RACKS / and BABCOCK'S RED BOOK of RULES". Cover imprinted on sides, "MANUFACTURED BY The PARAFFINE COMPANIES Inc. FOR, AND SOLD ONLY BY / MAH-JONGG SALES COMPANY OF AMERICA / SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK CHICAGO / COPYRIGHT 1923 BY MAH-JONGG SALES COMPANY OF AMERICA".
Material:
Wood
Paper
Dimensions:
H-1.8 W-16 D-3.5 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Camp
Subjects:
Games
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