Browse Mahjong Sets by Era

Explore modern and vintage American mahjong sets, including decade views for sets whose estimated production ranges cross collecting eras.

• 14 sets

  Vintage

  Vintage sets are usually identified by an attribute fingerprint rather than a single model name. Material, estimated year range, tile composition, carving, jokers, maker marks, racks, and case construction work together to narrow an identification.

• 1294 sets

  Modern

  Modern sets are identified by maker, product line, design name, colorway, and release year. Acrylic and melamine dominate the current American market, while frequent seasonal releases and collaborations make stable catalog records especially useful.

• 2 sets

  1930s

  The National Mah Jongg League was founded in 1937, and American sets of the decade begin to reflect American play. Celluloid tiles, early racks, and changing tile counts make composition and material identification especially important.

• 7 sets

  1940s

  Sets dated to the 1940s sit across wartime disruption and the postwar transition toward American-made plastics. Broad date ranges are common, so tile composition, carving, maker marks, and accompanying racks deserve more weight than a single stylistic clue.

• 11 sets

  1950s

  The 1950s brought widespread American play, changing joker counts, and highly collectible plastic sets. Catalin, molded tiles, matching racks, and fitted carrying cases are frequent value and identification drivers.

• 12 sets

  1960s

  By the 1960s, mass-produced plastic tiles and portable vinyl cases were common in American homes. Joker composition, typography, molding, racks, and maker labels help separate everyday sets from scarcer variants.

• 7 sets

  1970s

  Sets that extend into the 1970s often reflect mature mass-market American production: injection-molded tiles, standardized accessories, and practical carrying cases. Complete contents and original racks or cases remain important catalog details.

• 3 sets

  1980s

  These sets have estimated production ranges that overlap the 1980s. Date ranges reflect the uncertainty of identifying sets from materials, carving, accessories, and cases rather than a printed release date.