Posted 8 years ago
Trent1971
(4 items)
Please excuse the dust on these little shells. They have been pushed to the back of my hutch for several years. I’ve always been afraid to clean them, i don’t think a soapy soak would hurt? They were purchased in the mid-late 1960s. My Aunt gave them to me 20 years ago. I know they are celluloid on a wood base, one is much more detailed than the other. No makers mark or label of any kind.
I often notice dust and grime only when I look at photos; the images are just so much better than my eyesight!
These are circa 1950, and most were from Japan, carved from celluloid as you thought. Tourist pieces I believe, but interesting and well made in that Japanese way. They are so cool!
thank you racer!!!