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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 10235156, member: 360&quot;]As I mentioned a few times before on this thread, one of the biggest pains in the ass when it comes to antique mahjong sets, are the cases or boxes used to store them in. </p><p><br /></p><p>Only the highest quality sets were ever housed in anything approaching a solid, long-lasting case. Some of them can be extremely attractive, and very well-built. </p><p><br /></p><p>But for the vast majority of antique sets, they were simply thrown into simple cardboard, or cheap wooden boxes or cases. These dry out, split, crack, break apart, get damp, get moldy, get rusty...I&#039;ve literally seen antique mahjong sets stored inside old tin lunchboxes! </p><p><br /></p><p>When the old cases and boxes crumble into dust, finding a new home for your set of 144-odd antique tiles can be a real challenge. But sometimes...just sometimes...you can get incredibly lucky. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]511828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]511829[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These two antique sets (one from the 50s, one from the 20s!!) both came in flimsy cardboard and wooden cases which were falling apart. </p><p><br /></p><p>By sheer chance, I had these two gutted-out old rosewood boxes, which are the *perfect* size to fit these sets into. Can&#039;t get luckier than that![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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