History Discovery in my Closet

Normally clothes hangers are being used or in a spot where we don't observe their shape or style all that much.  And their main function in life is to hold up our clothes, which takes care of us, right?  While this is a daily activity for the hanger, I don't think we truly appreciate or understand how helpful a hanger is in our lives.

So, it was really cool to notice this historic discovery in my closet the other day. 

It was finally not covered by a shirt or sweater, and then I noticed, almost hardly noticed, this wooden hanger had words on it.

My clever investigation skills (you know, Google) shows this is from a hotel (Nikkatsu Hotel) in Japan in the 1960s!  My parents were in Japan around then.  I know because I was born in Okinawa, Japan in 1970.  So, it's literally been around as long as I have.

Guess my klepto tendencies were established WAY early in my life, lol.