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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 11408936, member: 360"]As I may have mentioned before in this thread:</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the hardest things to do with antique mahjong sets is to STORE THEM. This is because the cases and boxes used to store and transport mahjong sets were often of far lesser build-quality than the sets themselves. </p><p><br /></p><p>They're often just made of cardboard or plastic, or vinyl, and they rip, tear, crack, split, and break apart. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wooden cases or boxes shrink, split, break at the seams, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn't help that mahjong sets are, relatively heavy items. And once that box or case breaks apart, finding a new storage solution for them is damn near impossible!! You end up putting the tiles into a shoebox or something... </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway - here's some good news - I found a five-drawer cabinet which was the perfect home for one of my antique sets which did not have a box to go with it, when I purchased it! </p><p><br /></p><p>It even has the carry-handle on top, and the sliding door over the front. The tiles fit inside almost perfect. No ideally, but almost... </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]542851[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]542852[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]542853[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]542854[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 11408936, member: 360"]As I may have mentioned before in this thread: One of the hardest things to do with antique mahjong sets is to STORE THEM. This is because the cases and boxes used to store and transport mahjong sets were often of far lesser build-quality than the sets themselves. They're often just made of cardboard or plastic, or vinyl, and they rip, tear, crack, split, and break apart. Wooden cases or boxes shrink, split, break at the seams, etc. It doesn't help that mahjong sets are, relatively heavy items. And once that box or case breaks apart, finding a new storage solution for them is damn near impossible!! You end up putting the tiles into a shoebox or something... Anyway - here's some good news - I found a five-drawer cabinet which was the perfect home for one of my antique sets which did not have a box to go with it, when I purchased it! It even has the carry-handle on top, and the sliding door over the front. The tiles fit inside almost perfect. No ideally, but almost... [ATTACH=full]542851[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]542852[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]542853[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]542854[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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