{"product_id":"heritage-mah-jongg-rocks-glass-onebam","title":"Heritage Mah Jongg Rocks Glass - The Sparrow Tile","description":"\u003c!--\nMERLIN CLASSICS R4.3SP PRODUCT MINI HUB - HERITAGE SERIES - Heritage Mah Jongg Rocks Glass - 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 491: 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: 4 published (tier-ordered) | Tags: 4\nIP Clean: no league, card, tile maker, app, title or living person named\nContent audit: PASS - facts checked Mon Nov 2 2026; hook 20 words\n--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"mahjong shanghai, babcock mahjong, joseph babcock mahjong, mah jong glasses\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mahjong shanghai\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"babcock mahjong\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"joseph babcock mahjong\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mah jong glasses\"\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003eHow did mahjong get from Shanghai to America?\u003c\/strong\u003e Through a Standard Oil salesman, a Shanghai trademark and a San Francisco importer, all within roughly two years around 1920.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePour one for the middlemen. This glass carries the bird that crossed the Pacific with them, and it will suit a good story told slowly, late in the evening, once the tiles are back in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Standard Oil salesman posted to Suzhou from 1917 wrote the English rules, first printed in September 1920. Shanghai's Albert Hager filed the first trademark in October 1921, and a Mah-Jongg company of China was formed in early 1922.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom San Francisco, W.A. Hammond imported about $50,000 of the $56,000 in sets shipped by September 1922. By October 1923, about 300,000 sets were estimated sold. Three men, two years, and a parlor game from China had taken over America. Business does not always move that fast, but it does when a game is this good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTempered clear glass, 10 ounces, weighty enough to feel like a real bar glass, with the printed tile on the side. PLEASE WASH BY HAND. Remove the small barcode sticker on the underside before using it. 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\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merlin Classics","offers":[{"title":"10oz","offer_id":51294202036441,"sku":"19736968130702076058","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/9374\/9465\/files\/15617438199924312259_2048.jpg?v=1793669393","url":"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/products\/heritage-mah-jongg-rocks-glass-onebam","provider":"Merlin Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}