Oriental tins

stilldigging

Greenie
Aug 24, 2012
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These 2 small tins were dug on Maui , the bigger one cannot open yet, it was super encrusted. Any ideas , thanks. A2F35596-9EAA-4FF8-9F12-B7BC8DBBACD2.jpeg7B067D19-D781-4E5F-998F-22B59F950889.jpeg69912DF1-C392-4A9D-BDFE-2271645A8F97.jpeg
 

Soak it in mineral oil then try again. Not too long just enough to live it some.
 

Tins are cool! Maybe somebody will recognize the language and know what it reads. I'm thinking Japanese but no expert here. Could you shoot a pic with something for size reference?
 

Very cool tins I love stuff like that cant help though
 

The sliver one RYUKAKUSAN 龍角散 it’s a fine powdered throat medicine. The company has been around for 200 years.
 

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