{"product_id":"heritage-mah-jongg-beach-towel-onebam","title":"Heritage Mah Jongg Beach Towel - The Sparrow Tile","description":"\u003c!--\nMERLIN CLASSICS R4.3SP PRODUCT MINI HUB - HERITAGE SERIES - Heritage Mah Jongg Beach Towel - The Sparrow Tile\nWhat changed: v001 NEW build Mon Nov 2 2026: five paragraphs (hook, sell, story, story, product details with care); keywords meta, article tags, BreadcrumbList and FAQPage added; top button to The Mah Jongg Collection, tail button to Mah Jongg Ornaments\nGKP 498: shared ladder R1 166\/1338 = 12.4% | R2 333\/607 = 54.9% | two-run 499\/1945 = 25.7% - CLOSED Mon Nov 2 2026 | GKP number penciled, confirm against workbook\nKeywords: 2 published (tier-ordered) | Tags: 2\nIP Clean: no league, card, tile maker, app, title or living person named\nContent audit: PASS - facts checked Mon Nov 2 2026; hook 19 words\n--\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"mahjong san francisco, mahjong chinatown\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong san francisco\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong chinatown\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/mah-jongg-collection\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;background:#A9C7A1;color:#111111;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eMore Mah Jongg Items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid tiles reach San Francisco before their makers were welcome?\u003c\/strong\u003e In effect, yes. Sets came through the Golden Gate in the 1920s, while American law barred new Chinese immigrants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beach towel from the far side of the Pacific. The big One Bam looks out from the sand, and it gives you something to think about while the kids dig, and a good thing to dry off with after the first swim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eW.A. Hammond's San Francisco company was formed by May 1922. In October 1923, the ship President Lincoln arrived with a reported 170 tons of sets. Second-generation Chinese Americans found work teaching the game. It also eased long detentions at Angel Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe irony is hard to miss. The game was marketed as ancient and exotic just as the 1924 Immigration Act shut out the people it came from. Friends also played in a 1930s Chinatown apartment, away from all that. Remember, when you admire an old set, that its tiles traveled more easily than its makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted polyester front and a white looped cotton reverse, in two sizes, 30 by 60 and 36 by 72 inches. Print appears on the front only. Wash gently in cold water, then hang it or use low heat. No bleach, please. Like everything in our shop, this one means \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/mahjong-ornaments\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;padding:14px 18px;margin:16px 0;background:#d9d9d9;color:#111111;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eMah Jongg Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@graph\": [{\"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\", \"itemListElement\": [{\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 1, \"name\": \"Home\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 2, \"name\": \"The Mah Jongg Collection\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/mah-jongg-collection\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 3, \"name\": \"Heritage Mah Jongg Beach Towel - The Sparrow Tile\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/products\/heritage-mah-jongg-beach-towel-onebam\"}]}, {\"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"When did mahjong come to San Francisco?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Sets arrived in quantity in the early 1920s, through importers based there.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is this towel printed on both sides?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"No. The print is on the polyester face, with a white cotton back.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is printed on this beach towel?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The Sparrow Tile tile, in our original engraved art.\"}}]}]}\n\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Merlin Classics","offers":[{"title":"30\" × 60\"","offer_id":51294206263513,"sku":"24519432638294235416","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"36\" × 72\"","offer_id":51294206296281,"sku":"36025023471162364541","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/9374\/9465\/files\/5631056827709783372_2048.jpg?v=1793669439","url":"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/products\/heritage-mah-jongg-beach-towel-onebam","provider":"Merlin Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}