Small Is Beautiful with Neat Collection ; Lostwithiel Antiques & Bygones Fair

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Little boxes were usually carried by Japanese men before they adopted Western dress in the late 19th century.

Having no pockets in their robes, they had small beautifully decorated containers called inro slung from waistbands for their personal belongings. Little containers made of silver were the norm in the West, though the small circular box found at the Lostwithiel antiques & bygones fair tomorrow would probably have been carried in a handbag for pills, either medication or little sweeteners, priced Pounds 30 on Mary's Collectables' stand.

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Small Is Beautiful with Neat Collection ; Lostwithiel Antiques & Bygones Fair

Measuring 2in in diameter, the top shows a British cruiser visiting Japan with Mount Fuji in the bac...

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