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Image of Tool for shaping mochi, used at the Sagamiya Confectionary Co., ca. 1910
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Tool for shaping mochi, used at the Sagamiya Confectionary Co., ca. 1910

This food shaper, made in Japan, was from the Sagamiya Confectionery, formerly located at 6th and Main in the area previously known as Nihonmachi, or Japantown, now in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Sagamiya used traditional Japanese methods in the making of mochi and other wagashi (Japanese sweets). The bakery was founded in 1904 and closed in the early 1970s.
ID Number: 1984.54.85
Date: Circa 1910
Physical Description: 1 Shaper, Food; wood; 1.5 in.H x 6 in.W x .25 in.D
Place Made: Japan
Credit: MOHAI, 1984.54.85
Subjects: Asian American, Chinatown International District, Businesses and Corporations

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