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For sale is a vintage mid-century American Mahjong set featuring honey-colored (butterscotch) catalin or bakelite tiles with a total of 160 pieces, 5 color coded stacking racks that show no signs of cracks or breaks, and a vintage carrying case.
There is a full set of 108 standard suit pieces. This represents your core suits (36 Dots or Circles, 36 Bams or Bamboos, and 36 Craks or Characters). The Bamboo tile features a \"Swooping Bird\" design that collectors look for specifically to distinguish high-quality manufacturing from standard traditional imports. This is considered a very desirable, iconic graphic layout among active community members. This highly recognizable design is characteristic of vintage mid-century American Mahjong sets, most notably produced by Metro or E.S. Lowe during the 1940s and 1950s.
There are also 16 winds which accounts for 4 sets of the North, East, South, and West directions.
And there are 12 dragons which represents 4 sets of the classic red, green, and white dragons.
There are 28 miscellaneous bonus flower and season titles, as well.
Please refer to the pictures and let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for looking!
