Hi Merrey Lynn,
Please read FAQs 7Q & 7R (see links above left). I recommend you just get any tiles you can that match your bone/bam tiles, and sticker them.
Good luck getting the tiles you want - if a seller wants to contact you, s/he can do that by email or phone (you can provide your street address once you've made contact with a seller).
May the tiles be with you.
Tom Sloper
Author of "The Red Dragon & The West Wind," the definitive book on mah-jongg East & West.

Frequently Asked Question #7R (2nd time in less than an hour!)(7R being essentially the same thing as 7Q)

>From: SLE1102©aol.com
>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:13 AM
>Subject: Tiles For Sale
>Tiles For Sale:
>Dimensions:
>Color:
>Material the tiles are made of:
>URL where you can see pictures:
>I NEED JOKERS TO MATCH MY GRANDMOTHERS IVORY SET - THEY ARE ALL QUITE YELLOW - WHERE CAN I FIND THEM?

Hi Sle,
You don't need to shout! I can hear you just fine. (^_^)
Firstly, you've asked Frequently Asked Question #7R. You can find answers to the frequently asked questions ("FAQs") above left. Click the one for FAQ 7R to find your answer.
Secondly, I sincerely doubt that your set is really ivory. Most people confuse cow bone with ivory - see FAQ 7C2. But since you say your tiles are "quite yellow," it's more likely that they're plastic, probably catalin - see FAQ 7C and FAQ 7C3.
May the tiles be with you.
Tom Sloper  /  トム·スローパー   /   湯姆 斯洛珀  /  탐 슬로퍼
MJ溌Sloperama中com
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
April 3, 2008
Author of "The Red Dragon & The West Wind," the definitive book on mah-jongg East & West. Available at bookstores, BN.com, and Amazon.com.

Frequently Asked Question #7Q

>From: Sue Kaufman
>Email: suekaufmanathome©sbcglobal.net
>To: Tomster@ sloperama
>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:26 AM
>Subject: Finders fee
>We have two Chinese sets that need  8 jokers each (stickers will do)---we offer a finders fee to get a match---or if you could email to me the business card of  Ying Fat Cheung or any best company---to send him tiles for match---I live in Encino---have been searching ---National Mah Jongg League could not match the tile---you're my last hope!!!!

Hi Sue,
There are addresses of Ying Fat Cheung and other mah-jongg manufacturing companies in FAQ 7Q. The FAQ links are above left.
May the tiles be with you.
Tom Sloper  /  トム·スローパー   /   湯姆 斯洛珀  /  탐 슬로퍼
MJ溌Sloperama中com
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
April 3, 2008
Author of "The Red Dragon & The West Wind," the definitive book on mah-jongg East & West. Available at bookstores, BN.com, and Amazon.com.

From: TYLER La-Verne
Email: la-verne.tyler中oxinst.com
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 6:56 PM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Material: white plastic with gold top
Color(s): white w/gold backs / tops
Dimensions:
Tile(s) wanted: 8 CRACK
URL (internet address) of online photos:

From: "Jane H. Clarke"
Email: Jane溌morninggloryantiques.com
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 12:21 PM
Subject: Set Wanted
>I am looking for any tiles that are 2-color dovetails, with an edge like
> this:
> http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/imagesLZ/Shultz/shu17019.jpg
> They come in several colors, and I do not mind buying single tiles or whole
> sets.
> Is this the place to submit that request?
> Thanks,
> Jane
> Jane H Clarke
> Morning Glory Antiques & Jewelry
> 12815 Central NE
> Albuquerque, NM  87123
> http://www.morninggloryjewelry.com

From: Wilma Deutsch
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 1:37 PM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Material: unknown
Color(s): Aged orange similar to 1 Bam bird shown on your website
Dimensions:  1 1/4 x 7/8
Tile(s) wanted: 8 jokers
URL (internet address) of online photos: glc66©comcast.net
Contact Wilma 215-862-9252

Tiles wanted

>From: Shirley Hoaglin
>Email: shoaglin♥yahoo.com
>Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:30 AM
>Subject: Mahjong Tile Request 4 tiles needed
>Attaching a picture or two if that helps
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>I bought a set about 20 years ago in Hong Kong...set was made by Nagato
>Skokai, Inc. company and the booklet inside says its an all plastic american
>jumbo set #MJE-107. Tiles are completely white and are 1 1/4x 1/2 x 7/8 size.  No Nagato Skokai company comes up when I google it. Do you have any idea
>where I could get replacement tiles so I can make them into jokers to go
>with my set? Any help you can give me would be appreciated.  I need 4  tiles to go with the 4 blanks I have.

Shirley:

It's "Nagato Shokai." Maybe Googling that proper spelling will turn up more hits. But I don't know what you expect to find. It's a Japanese company, and I have no idea if the company still exists, and if it does, their website will surely be in Japanese, and I imagine you probably don't read Japanese.
Sorry, but we don't host photos on the "Wanted" or "For Sale" bulletin boards. We'd quickly run out of webhost space - your two photos alone, for instance, come to almost 3 megabytes. You have to get your photos hosted, then post a link. To learn how to post photos online, click here.
You asked "Do you have any idea where I could get replacement tiles" on a page where a couple of sources of replacement tiles are listed in bold green and red type (you had to scroll down past them to post your announcement) - so yes, I have at least 2 ideas, right there at the top of the bulletin board. You could also check the Tiles For Sale bulletin board, and FAQ 7r.

Good luck! May the tiles literally be with you.
Tom Sloper  /  トム·スローパー   /   湯姆 斯洛珀  /  탐 슬로퍼
MJ溌Sloperama中com
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
March 1, 2008
Author of "The Red Dragon & The West Wind," the definitive book on mah-jongg East & West. Available at bookstores, BN.com, and Amazon.com.

From: Audrey Glick
To: [numerous email addresses deleted]
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:23 PM
Subject: looking for orphans
Most of you know me, but some of you don’t.  If you don’t, I got your e-mail address from Charli.
A friend brought me a beautiful old set in a 5 drawer stacking box.  These tiles are two layers with the backs a shiny black and the faces a light sand color.  The layers are 50/50.   The tiles are 1 1/8 x 13/16 x 5/16. 
She needs 8 tiles for jokers.
Odd set.  The counters are shiny flexible plastic, like a laminate.  The wind disks and dice are French ivory.  The pulls on the drawers fasten like those spread open brass things we used to use to hold papers and reports together when they were done on 3-hole punch paper.  Charli says the box is original to the set and she thinks the tiles might be Piroxloid, but she has none in this size.
Do any of you have any of these? 
I keep a small orphanage and will be happy to try to help any of you complete sets.
Thanks for any help you might be.
Audrey
Audrey中glick.net
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From: Jan Van Ess
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:29 AM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Material: Not sure of make up. They don’t match any of the photos for ivory, plastic or bone.
Color(s): Light Ivory in color, see photo.
Dimensions: 3cm X 1.2cm X 2.2cm
Tile(s) wanted: 8 jokers or 8 blank tiles and stickers.
URL of photos:
[Photo embedded in email]
The set came with 4 blank tiles, but I have recently “misplaced” one in trying to seek a match, so I would like to have some extras – just in case!
The set was purchased in Singapore in about 1996. The photo shows the true colors very well. You can see the difference between the color of the dice and the tiles. The dice are white. From descriptions I have seen on the web, it most closely resembles a Japanese set, but has the English words and numbers. It is a very handsome set and I would REALLY like to get it completed so I can play according to the American way – with the National Mag Jongg League card. I have sent a tile to them and they were not able to match it at this time.
Jan Van Ess
[Street address omitted by webmaster]
Weaverville, NC 28787
van-sjan中charter.net
828-658-9899

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From: ritestar♠comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 6:59 PM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Material:  Bone and bamboo
Color(s):  front is a cream color and back is tan/brownish 
Dimensions:  1"x7/16"x3/4"
Tile(s) wanted:  8 jokers or blanks
URL of photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/laviabella/MahJonggTiles
Thank you.
Harriet
harriet husbands
206.937.6778
West Seattle

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From: "KARSON"
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:07 AM
Subject: Fwd: Mah Jongg Tiles
>I am looking for a minimum of 6 matching tiles to put
> joker stickers on.
> Linda Karson
> 323-936-7938 or email
>
> --- Sandy wrote:
>
>> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:54:26 -0800
>> From: Sandy
>> Subject: Mah Jongg Tiles
>> To: gkarson♥sbcglobal.net
>> Here they are.
>> Sandy
>
Attachment: SideView2.jpg (650KB)
Attachment: TileSide.jpg (561KB)
Attachment: TileFront.jpg (598KB)

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From: Howheart♠aol.com
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:11 AM
Subject: Tiles For Sale
Tiles For Sale:
Dimensions:
Color:
Material the tiles are made of:
URL where you can see pictures:
                                                         I need four white Dragons half wood half bone or Ivory  The set is probably between 30's to fourties.  Thanks Meryl

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Subject: Wanted 8 bone and bamboo tiles
From: Gaye Lawson glawson♠bendcable.com
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007
Material: bone and bamboo
Color: Ivory white with bamboo backing
Dimensions: H: 32mm, 1 9/32”    D:14mm, 9/16” W:22mm, 7/8”
Tiles wanted: 8 of anything, I can add joker stickers

From: "Bret"
Email: colbybraaa♥mac.com
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Date: Thursday, October 04, 2007 11:20 AM
Material: Bone and Bamboo
Color(s): White dovetailed with bamboo backing
Dimensions: 7/8" x 1 1/4" x 7/16" thick
Tile(s) wanted: one "8" Bamboo
URL of photos:

From: Katie Beddek - katie♥beddek.net.nz
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:27 PM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Material: Bakelite
Color(s): Yellow
Dimensions: 20mm x 27mm x 13mm
Tile(s) wanted: Blanks x 4
URL of photos:

Hi Katie,
I recommend you read FAQ 7Q - the FAQs are above left.
May the tiles be with you.
Tom Sloper  /  トム·スローパー   /   湯姆·斯洛珀   /   탐 슬로퍼
MJ溌Sloperama中com
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
September 4, 2007
Author of "The Red Dragon & The West Wind," available at bookstores and Amazon.com

From: Shaughne 2 (shaughne2♥earthlink.net)
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 6:51 PM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Material: Vintage Hand Carved Bakelite (Chinese Bakelite)
Color(s): Warm Butter Yellow
Dimensions: 7/8” x 5/8” x 1 3/8” (approx)
Tile(s) wanted: 4 that would be EXACT in size, doesn’t matter what is on, as they will be jokers
URL of photos:

From: Rhonda Cohen
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 11:03 AM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
My mother is in an independent living facility.  She needs the following tiles:
1 4Dot
1 4 Bam
4 Flowers
4 Jokers
She doesn’t know what they are made of, but said it’s from an old fashioned Mahjong set.  They don’t have computer access so I am doing this for them.
Rhonda Cohen
Writers2♣juno.com
Material:
Color(s):
Dimensions:
Tile(s) wanted:
URL of photos:

From: LTRT221♠aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:14 AM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Material: IVORY            CONTACT RUTH
Color(s): YELLOW
Dimensions:2 x 3 x1.2 CM 
Tile(s) wanted: 4 Jokers or blanks
URL of photos:
[Attachment: photo]

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From: Doxnard99[at]aol.com
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 8:02 AM
Subject: 8 Joker tile needs
Have an old set of ivory and bamboo tiles need 8 jokers:
1 3/16" H
7/8" Wide
7/16 Deep
Diane

From: Lajohni at aol.com
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 10:19 AM
Subject: Tiles needed
I need some of the thinner Met burgundy enrobed tiles, the old 3/8 inch ones. I have a couple of sets that need jokers, one on the lighter side that needs 4 tiles and 2 more of the normal butterscotch sets that need 8 each. I can either pay you for them or I can trade matching for you. I have a lot of very unusual hard to find tiles like the black Bakelite, Coronet, Rotties, dovetailed, waferback etc. [Email for photo]
On another note ... congrats Tom on the book, I just finished reading it and it is smashing! You certainly are the God of all Mahj :) hope to play a few rounds with you soon.

From: Pat Seiter
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:51 PM
Subject: Tiles Wanted
Material: PLASTIC
Color(s): WHITE ON TOP SIDE...GREEN BOTTOM
Dimensions: TILE IS 34MM BY 25MM...WHITE IS 12MM THICK GREEN IS 5MM THICK TOTAL TILE 17MM THICK ...KELLY GREEN
Tile(s) wanted: 4 BLANK
thank you,
patseiter at hotmail.com

From: Designerdenim4u at yahoo dot com
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:37 PM
Subject: Tiles Wanted

Material: Color(s): Dimensions: 1 3/8 X 7/8 X 1/2 thick
 
Tile(s) wanted: 1 flower, 1 1 bam, 2-2bams, 1- 3 bam,2-6 bams, 1 7 bam,1 green dragon,
1 west,2 - 1 dots, 1-4 dot, 2-5 dots,1-6 dot, 1-9 dot,1-3 crak, 2-8 craks, 5 random tiles to be used for jokers. = 24
 
URL of photos:

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恭喜發財
Happy Year of the Pig!
Tom Sloper
http://www.sloperama.com
February 18, 2007

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