I attended a gathering of Japanese collectors who love old tools. They love not only Japanese equipment but also equipment from all over the world, so it became a multinational campsite. I met someone who specializes in collecting Japanese lamps and stoves. They showed me some pre-war advertisements, and it seems that Japanese lanterns were imitating American designs even before the war. Like many other countries, Japan lost a lot of historical documents during the war, so there aren't many available. I heard that someone in Kyoto runs a private museum of old lamps, and I'd like to visit it someday. Thank you for reading to the end.
Great photos including some lanterns with stove like founts. Yes old tools too are often very interesting. Thanks for posting details of the meeting.
Hi @Camp numao that all looks interesting i was talking to my daughters partner recently.. he was telling me about some/ a few of the aspects of Japanese woodworking and how the tools and techniques differ from over here. i found that intriguing. what types of old tools were people sharing about at your camp?? regards pb
@Sedgman @JEFF JOHNSON Thank you. Everything was a tool I'd never seen before. For example, the kettle in the photo was about the size of a small car tire, almost like an AI image. @podbros The people around you are very knowledgeable. Here's a glimpse of the people who attended that day: - A person with a trash can made from a modified horse feed bag - A person who prepared a comfortable bedroom by laying a carpet on an old American tent - A person relaxing in a tent they sewed themselves - A person collecting and lighting Japanese lanterns There was one particularly interesting person. He makes Daruma dolls by combining used ledger paper and glue made from ground cooked rice. He also taught me about Daruma dolls. He said that old Daruma dolls with the protective paper still attached are valuable. However, even more valuable are Daruma dolls with the signature of a famous maker. To check the maker's signature, you need to remove the protective paper. Therefore, Daruma lovers agonize over whether or not to remove the protective paper. It's like a lottery. He also collects bird nests from the mountains after the chicks have left the nest, cleans them, and sells them in masu (wooden sake cups). Apparently, art students and cafe owners buy them. It was exciting to learn that there are still so many worlds I didn't know about. I've written quite a lot. Thank you.
