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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0011-0002 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mahjong instruction book | |
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| Global Region | East Asia (North America) | |
| Country | China (USA) | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 1939 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink; Plastic | |
| Description | English-language mahjong instruction booklet titled “MAAJH: The American Version of an Ancient Chinese Gameâ€; Inside reads “Copyright Nov. 1938, Revised Edition Oct. 1939, by Viola L. Cecil - All Rights Reserved - Publishers HALLCO, Inc., 67 Irving Place, New York Cityâ€; Viola L. Cecil was the president of the National Mah Jongg League (USA), a league which she proposed establishing. Begun with 32 members, the League had approximately 25,000 members at the time this pamphlet was published. Booklet is paper with red plastic ring binding; Tucked inside the booklet are folded paper instructions for “Ten Games of Canasta†and a bridge score card; The mahjong set and booklets from this accession (CAS 1989-0011-0001 and CAS 1989-0011-0002) were from the Hannan house, which was used as a residence for the Director of the California Academy of Sciences in the 1930s. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.2, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 19.0 | |