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 Like many other countries, Japan lost a lot of historical documents during the war, so there aren't many available.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
