31 century museum in kanazawa

Kazumi Sakurai
桜井 和美

This is a beam scale from the Taisho period which was used by my father. It has a Japanese traditional measurement system, Shaku-Kan-Ho. It is made of Stainless alloy and is still shiny without any rust. When I became independent in 1955, my father gave it to me by saying that is was necessary when I scaled the vegetables and also very useful when I posted ceramics. My father has already passed away. It is now a memento of my father. It has been 50years since I opened my own shop in Katamachi and my mother gave me wooden Soroban for the occasion. Both are family treasures passed from my father to me then to my children.

棹秤（サオバカリ）

この棹ばかりはばかりは父が大正13年頃商売を始め、せとものを荷造りして小荷物に出す時使用したものです。私も金沢に出店する時、父から貰いうけたもので金沢に来て50年の月日が経過しています。今では父の想い出の形見として大切にしておりますが、古いので古いので持ち手の皮が切れていますが目盛りは銀色に光っており、サビないのが不思議でなりません。この他五豆のソロバンなども世帯分して持っています。