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On Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 04:57:00 PM EDT, Cheryl Boguslawski <cbhb8383@msn.com> wrote:
Subject:A & L Mfg Co Depth Control Genuine Catalin - Hand Painted American Mah Jongg set for sale
A & L Mfg Co Depth Control Genuine Catalin - Hand Painted American Mah Jongg set for sale
Asking Price: $2,900.00
(not authenticated - unable to find professional or collector for verification of age of set)
A & L Mfg. Co. Jumbo Genuine Catalin - Hand Painted Royal Depth Control Mah Jongg Set
152 Burgundy Enrobed Tiles - Like New Condition
4 Racks - Light Oxidation on Metal ends
Faux Leather, Hard-sided Case and 2 Hard-sided Tile Holders
Case is missing the handle, Light wear inside and out, light oxidation on metal hinges and locks
1 Die
Plastic counters:
15 Blue, 10 Yellow, 8 Green, 21 Red, 3 Black, 1 Pink, 1 White
Seller:
Cheryl Boguslawski
239-850-4263
7684 Springwater Pl
Boynton Beach FL 33437

On Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 02:55:29 PM EST, Lynne Hayden wrote:
Set for Sale -listed on ebay auction January 23
Hi Sloperama, As promised, I’m providing information on the second set I have listed on eBay. This one is scheduled for January 23 – Feb 1
Thanks for posting this on your Sets for Sale forum. You can contact me at this email address. mmatters
Set For Sale: Vintage Bone Bamboo MAHJONG 144 tiles+ case plus coffin, 130+ sticks, markers VG
36 each of Simple Tiles - Bamboos, Dots, Characters
24 Honor Tiles – 16 Wind & 12 Dragon
4 “blank” Tiles – likely for jokers or additional dragons
8 Flower Tiles – 4 Seasons & 4 Flowers
Color of tiles: white
Material the tiles are made of: bone/bamboo
Description of case: wooden, slide front. Five drawers, brass details and handles.
Accessories included:
4 markers with round tube case and lid
1 dice coffin – 4 tiny dice
130+ betting sticks. Bone, I think.
Overall condition of set: Very nice condition -- the tiles are super clean with no paint loss. The tiles are dove-tailed - two materials, bone and bamboo, I believe. I do not see cracks, chips, or other noteworthy defects.
Wooden box is sturdy and uncracked
URL where you can see pictures: posted ebay for sale beginning Jan 23. seller: mmatters

On Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 12:49:54 PM EST, Lynne Hayden wrote:
Set for Sale - planning an ebay auction ending January 22 or 23
Hi Sloperama, I’m planning to list two very good condition old mah jong sets on eBay this week and next. Both have nice wooden squarish cases with brass details. The first is probably catalin as I have located a nearly-identical set photograph on Charli (The bams are distinctive). The second is bone/bamboo and I will send an email listing later today. Thanks for posting this on your Sets for Sale forum. You can contact me at this email address. mmatters
Set For Sale: Unusual OLD “AP Games” 148 BUTTERSCOTCH BAKELITE or CATALIN TILES, with 52 additional pieces
# of tiles: 148
36 each of Simple Tiles - Bamboos, Dots, Characters
24 Honor Tiles – 16 Wind & 12 Dragon
4 “blank” Tiles – likely for jokers or additional dragons
8 Flower Tiles – 4 Seasons & 4 Flowers
Color of tiles: butterscotch
Material the tiles are made of: catalin or bakelite, I believe
Description of case: wooden, slide front. Five drawers, brass details and handles.
Accessories included:
4 markers (white, do not appear to be catalin)
1 pair of dice, wooden, I believe
1 bettor wheel, operating, butterscotch
48 betting chips. The blue and green ones are somewhat translucent. One green betting chip is different from the others.
Overall condition of set: tiles and accessories, very good - perhaps fine or excellent. Wooden box is sturdy and uncracked.
URL where you can see pictures: posting to ebay tomorrow. Search auction date end on January 22 or 23, seller: mmatters

2/26/2019. Post removed. Set sold! - Webmaster

2/26/2019. lpeachin's post removed. Set sold 8 days after posting! - Webmaster

Post removed at poster's request. Reason: numerous insultingly low offers for the set. You people...! Tsk, tsk, tsk. :p - Webmaster

From: Anna Rosen <kmaindustriesinc@gate.net>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 6:48 AM
Subject: Mah-Jongg Q+A
My mah-jongg question or comment is:
Hi Tom
I would like to post a comment, if I may, on the Mah Jongg sets for the visually impaired available in the market today. As you may recall, my firm offered these sets for the first time many years ago long before any other vendor since I have been visually impaired since birth and saw the need for sets that could help those of us who have a problem with the regular tiles.
Over the years, we offered different types of sets to help those with visual problems but found some of them too heavy or too cumbersome to carry. Some of our customers were elderly with back problems and some of the sets made it difficult for them to carry their game.
Our current set has been overwhelmingly welcomed by customers nationwide because not only are the tiles larger and easier to see but they are thinner and lighter. We use regular racks with the metal ends and a soft burgundy case so the whole set weighs less than 9 lbs.
You can view our set at www.funwithmahjongg.com For questions, please call us directly at (561)308-1278 We have customers with macular degeneration and other low vision problems who have successfully used our set. Naturally, we cannot guarantee that everyone who is visually impaired will be able to use the set since the level of impairment varies from person to person.
Thanks, Tom and... Have a Great Mah Jongg Day!!
Anna Rosen

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>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 6:52 AM
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And might I add, there will be articles by me! (^_^)
Tom Sloper
トム·スローパー
湯姆 斯洛珀
Creator of the weekly Mah-Jongg column and the Mah-Jongg FAQs -- donations appreciated.
Author of "The Red Dragon & The West Wind," the definitive book on Mah-Jongg East & West.
Los Angeles, California, USA
March 2, 2015

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