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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 10098790, member: 360"]I hope [USER=84568]@Marote[/USER] doesn't mind -- but I picked this up today at my local charity shop!</p><p><br /></p><p>Bone & Bamboo, a vintage souvenir set, probably from Hong Kong in the 1970s. The case in spectacular condition, considering, as I said before - the cases on these things were literally made of cardboard, and are the first things to go...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506862[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506863[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506864[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The set is all-complete, with no missing pieces or parts. Here or there might need a drop of glue to hold it in place again, but that's easily fixed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen sets like this before, and they just NEVER last. The cases are held together by duct-tape, shoelaces, and our faith in the Lord...but not in this case! It's a very, very rare survivor!!</p><p><br /></p><p>The tiles are roughly 33/66 bone / bamboo, so pretty decent quality, but not spectacular.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 10098790, member: 360"]I hope [USER=84568]@Marote[/USER] doesn't mind -- but I picked this up today at my local charity shop! Bone & Bamboo, a vintage souvenir set, probably from Hong Kong in the 1970s. The case in spectacular condition, considering, as I said before - the cases on these things were literally made of cardboard, and are the first things to go... [ATTACH=full]506857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506862[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506863[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506864[/ATTACH] The set is all-complete, with no missing pieces or parts. Here or there might need a drop of glue to hold it in place again, but that's easily fixed. I have seen sets like this before, and they just NEVER last. The cases are held together by duct-tape, shoelaces, and our faith in the Lord...but not in this case! It's a very, very rare survivor!! The tiles are roughly 33/66 bone / bamboo, so pretty decent quality, but not spectacular.[/QUOTE]
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