Gorgeous Old Poker Dominoes, Partial Set Chinese carved walnut Both drawings are mounted to

Both drawings are mounted to the same backing paper

which operated from 1859 to 1899--so the toy is well over a hundred years old

which casts a pretty wonderful shadow

and turkey reds

and also known as mills and marl) played by two people

Gorgeous Old Poker Dominoes, Partial Set Chinese carved walnut Both drawings are mounted toI've learned that Poker, or Card, dominoes were once a thing (I've seen sets ranging from c. 1860 to the present), with rules out there for many variations easy to find. This is not a complete set, but I think the tiles are really gorgeous, and surely one could come up with creative ways to put them to use (or just throw them in a bowl to admire them!) While most sets I've seen were made of bakelite, these I believe are wood; really, they have the