Sewing Tools & Buttons / Japanese / Vintage

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This selection of Japanese sewing tools probably dates to about the 1970s, in includes scissors, a marking wheel, an angle guage, a vinyl measuring tape (in centimeters), wooden spool, and a tin box full of miscellaneous buttons, hooks, and other such ephemera.All the pieces are in good condition, but the scissors have some light overall oxidation that can be cleaned up quite easily. They otherwise undamaged and measure L6 1/8" (155mm), with L2 5/8" (66mm) cutting edges. The 50 or so buttons inside the box are mostly plastic, and have a distinctly 1960-1970s look to them. A few match each other, but most are orphans. For scale, the tin box measures W6 3/8" (161mm) X H1 7/8" (50mm) X D3" (77mm). General Note about Shipping: This item is set to ship via SAL, and should arrive within 14-28 days after being posted. For all our items, we set the shipping according to the fastest and most economical method. Generally, we set it as Air Mail if the charge will be around ten dollars or less, and SAL (economy airmail) if it would be over ten dollars via regular airmail. Nonetheless, we are always happy to change shipping methods if faster (and thus more expensive) or cheaper (and thus slower) shipping is desired. The shipping options available are (from fastest and most expensive to slowest and least expensive): EMS, Air Mail, SAL (economy read more

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