That Bakelite set is beautiful, definitely vintage, and worth the price.
Yeah, they're knocked-up cheaply in China, and sold overseas. I mean if you don't care what it is, then it's just a cheap, cheerful mahjong set,...
Set 3 is almost certainly modern. They make them up that way to make them look older, but it's not very convincing.
The two solid silver Peranakan Chinese belts I bought. All-up, it's about a pound of silver! [ATTACH]
Yes, looks complete.
Mahjong tiles were traditionally made by hand, by dovetailing bone tops and bamboo bases together. The more BONE you have, the higher quality...
Sorry I couldn't answer this sooner - I just got back from a trip overseas!! Literally. I got off the plane two hours ago. Anyway. ONE BAMBOO...
Thanks. The two pens at the top are Montblanc Meisterstuck knockoffs. Extremely extremely common. The genuine ones of these models are about...
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