Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/4 Beads 27 Rows ST72 helmet A glossy medium brown with

A glossy medium brown with lovely wood grain on display in true Hida Shunkei style

Slightly scratches and stains

There is damage to the outer box

It is small and painted a bright red with gold eyes and little moon symbols on the side

5 cm long x 33 cm wide

Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/4 Beads 27 Rows ST72 helmet A glossy medium brown withJapanese Soroban Abacus Calculator Tool This is a vintage Japanese abacus or soroban. It is a mathematics calculating tool and is considered the first calculator in Japan. The Japanese abacus is different from the parent Chinese version. It has a top section of single beads and a bottom of stacked beads, usually five. At the center is one unmarked stack used for decimal places for more complicated calculations. Many primary schools all over Japan