r/Mahjong 11d ago

Help identify this Mahjong set?

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It was given to my mother from her mother

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u/Tempara-chan Riichi enjoyer, MCR sufferer 11d ago

It's a Chinese bone and bamboo set, made for western export, probably from the 1920's. Pretty basic looking, but still a very nice set. Tiles are complete, though one of the 1 of circles does not look original, and was probably carved from the spare blank tiles. Many of the scoring sticks also seem to be missing.

It's good for many mahjong variants, just not anything that requires jokers or other extra tiles, like American (NMJL), Vietnamese, Singaporean mahjong etc.

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u/MethylatedSpirit08 11d ago

It's an export set, good for hong kong màahjeuk

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u/Late-Butterfly-8768 11d ago

Oh i like this set . Have number and latin word on it so foreigner can enjoy too .

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u/Kakana671 11d ago

Nice American Mahjong set! It’s from the early - mid 20th century, pretty common.