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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 25566, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p> I only had one old set which was bone and not ivory. My friends who are Chinese bought it off me to give to her parents. The are fanatical players. They were so happy with the set. It is the only one they use now. All of their friends/players love it. I asked what made it so special. They told me it was made in 1923 by a very noble and expensive family. She said it is like it was made by Tiffany & Co for the Governor of Texas. She says that they feel the workmanship as they touch the pieces.</p><p>I can understand a little bit but it looks like a thousand other sets to me.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 25566, member: 78"]Hi, I only had one old set which was bone and not ivory. My friends who are Chinese bought it off me to give to her parents. The are fanatical players. They were so happy with the set. It is the only one they use now. All of their friends/players love it. I asked what made it so special. They told me it was made in 1923 by a very noble and expensive family. She said it is like it was made by Tiffany & Co for the Governor of Texas. She says that they feel the workmanship as they touch the pieces. I can understand a little bit but it looks like a thousand other sets to me. greg[/QUOTE]
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