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<br>In a message dated 12/3/2024 7:35:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu writes:
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<p class="yiv6521559425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hi,</span></p>
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<p class="yiv6521559425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I have a collection of Japanese gramophone needle tins which feature Japanese Kinema Stars from the 30’s & 40’s. Each one features their image and signature. Here is an example.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv6521559425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><img id="yiv6521559425Picture_x0020_1" style="width: 2.8125in; min-height: 1.7291in;" src="cid:VRvPZXqMh3Co37VtWO4d" width="270" height="166"></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6521559425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">What I am trying to do is identify who they are so that I can write something about them in a book I am planning to write. This is where I need your help!</span></p>
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<p class="yiv6521559425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Here is a link to all the tins in the series I currently have. <a href="https://www.thetincollector.com/kinema-stars" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.thetincollector.com/kinema-stars</a></span></p>
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<p class="yiv6521559425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv6521559425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Cheers</span></p>
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<p class="yiv6521559425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Adrian </span></p>
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