19th C. Handmade Bone and Ebony Dominoes, Complete Double Six Set late 20th century basket which is part of what

which is part of what I like about these pieces

all meant to represent chemical bonds

Just looking at this makes me want to become the kind of person who has all my nails and screws (and tubes of super glue)

and this felt so perfectly right among it

--they were made with

19th C. Handmade Bone and Ebony Dominoes, Complete Double Six Set late 20th century basket which is part of whatI've always got an eye out for antique bone dominoes, but am fussy about the ones that I like, so was happy to find these near Albany, NY this weekend. This complete double six set of 28 domino meets all my criteria beautifully: irregular placement (and variation in size, too, of the black dots); lots of variation to the bone and also a bit to the size of the domino themselves; ebony wood backs; a good thickness of the bone layer in relation to the