6/5/15

Further to yesterday’s announcement, the article “J. P. Babcock, A. R. Hager and A. N. Lethin and the Mah-Jongg Company of China et al.” has now been published on this site. It may be found under the ‘China to the West‘ tab at the top of the Home Page.

This article contains bibliographical and geographical biographies as well as an essay on the formation of the Mah-Jongg Company of China, of San Francisco and the Continental Mah-Jongg Sales Co. Also included are relevant patents and trademarks filed by Albert R. Hager and Joseph P. Babcock. The application numbers and dates, and well as their introductory information are described. Some of these patents are also illustrated with their original diagrams, such as the game scoring sticks, the tile cabinet and Babcock’s tile set pattern.