Stegel Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 Recently come across this online and thought you guys here might like it. It's an advertisement from an old 1934 travel magazine, obviously aimed at the well off tourists of the time. I don't know the exact value in today's terms but i think it would be quite a few years wages for me! Lots of ads for Japanese companies, some with logo's that might interest a few. Hope you guys enjoy it. 10 Quote
robinalexander Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 Approximate equivalent of of US $14,300 today. 2 1 Quote
Stegel Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Posted October 8, 2021 Here's one from the Osaka Iron Works, a ship building company. ( O. I .W) Couldn't help but notice how similar to the SMR logo it is. Hope no smiths made swords here during their lunch breaks and that we may have miss identified it as a manchurian piece! 3 1 Quote
Stegel Posted October 8, 2021 Author Report Posted October 8, 2021 Thanks Rob, That makes me feel a bit better! Got to save some pennies and i should be able to cover that, wish it was still offered today! 1 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 About the going rate for a top quality Sadakatsu today, how interesting.... 2 Quote
IJASWORDS Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 Rob, I have a 1933, and that price is very close to the going rate today! 2 Quote
Brian Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 Wow....amazing find Stegel. Gives some insight into how things were being done back then. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote
robinalexander Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 Hi Neil, always going to be out of my price range but maybe you could post a couple of pics on the 'Show us your high class gunto' thread? Rob Quote
Michaelr Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 Very cool. Thank you for sharing MikeR Quote
francois2605 Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 6:38 AM, robinalexander said: Hi Neil, always going to be out of my price range but maybe you could post a couple of pics on the 'Show us your high class gunto' thread? Rob Expand He already did here: I had found a PDF on the Unique Japan website describing a sword exactly similar to his: https://new.uniquejapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ujka363-Gassan-Sadakatsu-Crown-Prince-Akihito-Ayasugi-Katana-Description.pdf 1 Quote
Kiipu Posted October 8, 2021 Report Posted October 8, 2021 It's all Greek to me! (Click on the thumbnails at the bottom left to see the brochure.) http://www.venizelosarchives.gr/rec.asp?id=17994 Links to the 1932 correspondence between T. Nagahara and E. Venizelos. http://www.venizelosarchives.gr/en/rec.asp?id=17979 http://www.venizelosarchives.gr/en/rec.asp?id=17987 Thanks for sharing the advert Stegel. 2 Quote
IJASWORDS Posted October 9, 2021 Report Posted October 9, 2021 Rob, Francois found mine in another thread. SADAKATSU certainly made some nice stuff. 3 Quote
robinalexander Posted October 9, 2021 Report Posted October 9, 2021 Found it also thanks to Francois, just amazing Neil. I reckon you could get lost looking into that.... beautiful. Rob 1 Quote
Bryce Posted October 11, 2021 Report Posted October 11, 2021 Thanks for sharing this Stegel. I had read about these advertisements on Darcy's Yuhindo site, but it is good to see this firsthand. Has anyone translated Mr Venizelos' letter? Cheers, Bryce Quote
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