A complete set of 28 antique dominoes, each tile constructed of cream bone face pinned to an ebony wood backing — the classic Victorian construction that preceded plastic by decades. The metal pins are intact, the bone has developed a warm patina consistent with age, and every tile is present and accounted for.
The original sliding wooden box is intact and functional. These don't always survive — the box is as much the artifact as the tiles themselves.
Tucked inside: a vintage newspaper clipping from a collector's Q&A column identifying and valuing a similar domino set — though that set was later Catalin plastic from around 1950, not the genuine bone and ebony construction of these. Someone cared enough to research the category and keep the record with them regardless. That kind of curiosity doesn't happen by accident.
Dating to the late Victorian/Edwardian era. Complete double-six set, 28 tiles. A genuinely beautiful object — functional as a game, compelling as a display piece, and old enough to have real story behind it.
Condition: consistent with age and honest use. Bone has patina, box shows wear. No broken tiles, pins intact.
A complete set of 28 antique dominoes, each tile constructed of cream bone face pinned to an ebony wood backing — the classic Victorian construction that preceded plastic by decades. The metal pins are intact, the bone has developed a warm patina consistent with age, and every tile is present and accounted for.
The original sliding wooden box is intact and functional. These don't always survive — the box is as much the artifact as the tiles themselves.
Tucked inside: a vintage newspaper clipping from a collector's Q&A column identifying and valuing a similar domino set — though that set was later Catalin plastic from around 1950, not the genuine bone and ebony construction of these. Someone cared enough to research the category and keep the record with them regardless. That kind of curiosity doesn't happen by accident.
Dating to the late Victorian/Edwardian era. Complete double-six set, 28 tiles. A genuinely beautiful object — functional as a game, compelling as a display piece, and old enough to have real story behind it.
Condition: consistent with age and honest use. Bone has patina, box shows wear. No broken tiles, pins intact.
