VINTAGE MERIT CIGARETTE PACK PAPER UMBRELLA JAPANESE FOLK ART MINIATURE WAGASA

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VINTAGE MERIT CIGARETTE PACK PAPER UMBRELLA JAPANESE FOLK ART MINIATURE WAGASA:
$29.99

VINTAGE MERIT CIGARETTE PACK PAPER
MINIATURE UMBRELLAA VERY OLD AND RARE ITEM. DURING WW2 IN JAPANESE
INTERNMENT CAMPS, IN OUR COUNTRY, THIS CRAFT WAS
CREATED USING CIGARETTE PACKS. THE METHOD USED, IS
THE SAME AS THE ONE USED TO MAKE FULL SIZE PAPER
UMBRELLAS, CALLED WAGASA.THIS UNIQUE TREASURE IS MADE FROM MERIT BRAND CIGARETTE PACKS.
THE DETAIL IS FASCINATING. BAMBOO TOOTHPICKS ARE INTERWOVEN
IN BETWEEN EACH FOLD AND STITCHED AROUND THE PERIMETER WITH RED THREAD.
ORIGINAL MERIT FILTER BRAND LABEL WRAPPED AROUND LACQUERED BAMBOO STICK.UMBRELLA MEASURES 5-3/4\" DIAMETER. THE SHAPE IS NOT EVENLY UNIFORM.
IT DIPS ON ONE SIDE. PLEASE EXAM PHOTO FOR DETAIL. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE
IF THIS FLAW BOTHERS YOU. NO TEARS, STAINS OR DISCOLORATION.USPS PRIORITY MAIL, FULLY INSURED WITH TRACKING.THANK YOU