Japanese Wooden Silk Thread Spool Itomaki Vtg Bobbin Frame Spinning Wheel JK819 shaka Japan Air Raid Food Corporation

Japan Air Raid Food Corporation 大日本防空食料株式会社 and Senshichiro Ozawa 社長 小澤専七郎

This is a Japanese vintage porcelain Arita ware Fukagawa-Seiji 5pc set of plates

Japanese words on the box: Emperor 50th Anniversary memorial product

Repair with adhesive on the bottom bar

Hinoya (store name)

Japanese Wooden Silk Thread Spool Itomaki Vtg Bobbin Frame Spinning Wheel JK819 shaka Japan Air Raid Food CorporationJapanese Wooden Thread Spool This is a vintage Japanese spool, or itomaki, used to wind and store copious amounts of silk thread used in the production of kimono and other popular traditional textiles. The thread is simply wound around the frame like a modern bobbin. This item was used in tandem with a machine called "zakuri" which was typically hand powered and spun silk thread with quick efficiency. These spools can also be repurposed as stands for