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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 8542790, member: 360"]This is a bit of a repost, but I couldn't resist it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Exactly 4 years ago to the day, I uploaded this to the forum. I decided to upload it again to commemorate the fact that I FINALLY found some friends who I can actually play mahjong with!! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]428020[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428021[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428027[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This set is from the turn of the last century, and is manufactured in the traditional manner that all sets from this era were. </p><p><br /></p><p>The tiles have bone surfaces, and bamboo bases. The metalwork is brass, and the case is Indian rosewood (!!)...thanks to my two friends who confirmed this for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]428028[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here, you can see the set "in-play", as it were. </p><p><br /></p><p>Last week, I was getting together with a whole bunch of friends at a cultural event at a local community hall, and some of them asked me to bring my set along, because they wanted to play. The photo there is from one of our games. </p><p><br /></p><p>I showed up, set it up on the table, and we started playing. Others were walking past, and without exception, people were stopping and STARING. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not because they'd never seen a game of mahjong before, but because they couldn't believe what we were playing mahjong WITH! The looks on their faces were hilarious. </p><p><br /></p><p><i>"What are you doing!?"</i></p><p><i>"Playing mahjong. Want to join?"</i></p><p><i>"WHAT IS THAT??"</i></p><p><i>"Mahjong set!"</i></p><p><i>"It's so SMALL!!"</i></p><p><i>"It's travel-size, for our convenience!"</i></p><p><i>"It's half the size of a normal one!"</i></p><p><i>"Yes, yes it is. It's an antique. Handmade. Cute, huh?"</i></p><p><i>"Oh my God...that is adorable! I've never seen an antique one before..." </i></p><p><br /></p><p>All the reactions we had were along that vein. I think they were genuinely stunned that...1., we dared to play with such an old set (hey, why not??), and 2., that it was so small! </p><p><br /></p><p>The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that this set is something special, and it's become one of my really prized possessions. Search as I will, I've never seen another one like it. Not of this age, not of this size, not of this condition, construction, layout, or even price-range! The price I paid for this, compared with what bigger, less-complete, less-intact sets of the same era, are asking - is peanuts by comparison... </p><p><br /></p><p>My father asked me yesterday what I would sell it for, and I nearly fainted! I'd never be able to replace this, so I'm never going to sell it! </p><p><br /></p><p>For anyone who's interested, the case measures just <b>5.50 x 5.25 x 9.00 inches. </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 8542790, member: 360"]This is a bit of a repost, but I couldn't resist it. Exactly 4 years ago to the day, I uploaded this to the forum. I decided to upload it again to commemorate the fact that I FINALLY found some friends who I can actually play mahjong with!! [ATTACH=full]428020[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428021[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428027[/ATTACH] This set is from the turn of the last century, and is manufactured in the traditional manner that all sets from this era were. The tiles have bone surfaces, and bamboo bases. The metalwork is brass, and the case is Indian rosewood (!!)...thanks to my two friends who confirmed this for me. [ATTACH=full]428028[/ATTACH] Here, you can see the set "in-play", as it were. Last week, I was getting together with a whole bunch of friends at a cultural event at a local community hall, and some of them asked me to bring my set along, because they wanted to play. The photo there is from one of our games. I showed up, set it up on the table, and we started playing. Others were walking past, and without exception, people were stopping and STARING. Not because they'd never seen a game of mahjong before, but because they couldn't believe what we were playing mahjong WITH! The looks on their faces were hilarious. [I]"What are you doing!?" "Playing mahjong. Want to join?" "WHAT IS THAT??" "Mahjong set!" "It's so SMALL!!" "It's travel-size, for our convenience!" "It's half the size of a normal one!" "Yes, yes it is. It's an antique. Handmade. Cute, huh?" "Oh my God...that is adorable! I've never seen an antique one before..." [/I] All the reactions we had were along that vein. I think they were genuinely stunned that...1., we dared to play with such an old set (hey, why not??), and 2., that it was so small! The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that this set is something special, and it's become one of my really prized possessions. Search as I will, I've never seen another one like it. Not of this age, not of this size, not of this condition, construction, layout, or even price-range! The price I paid for this, compared with what bigger, less-complete, less-intact sets of the same era, are asking - is peanuts by comparison... My father asked me yesterday what I would sell it for, and I nearly fainted! I'd never be able to replace this, so I'm never going to sell it! For anyone who's interested, the case measures just [B]5.50 x 5.25 x 9.00 inches. [/B][/QUOTE]
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