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Translation help. -
08-03-2011, 02:32 AM
Friends, I am seeking the aid of someone who can help me decipher the writing that I have found on the bottom of an old Tansu box.
It may be upside down. I would love to find out what the writing says, and any help at all would be appreciated. Thank you all, Jesse  
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08-03-2011, 03:21 AM
VERY interesting and I don't say that often! I wish I could read all of it. We Japanese get dumber every generation. I'm like: "How good is a university education if it does not help you read what was written only a couple of generations back?"
The parts that I understand: "This box is made of osier/willow." "August, Year 3 of Taisho Era" Google for Western year equivalent. "Mr. Ichuu Jiro of Kawahara" = name of the furniture maker, I am sure. "Expected wages of 80 Osaka 'something'" Pretty sure it's the price of the biox. "For use by Hara Clothing Store"
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