{"product_id":"vintage-japanese-shell-collection-mid-century-educational-display-card","title":"Vintage Japanese Shell Collection - Mid-Century Educational Display Card","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vintage Japanese shell collection, presented on a printed card behind a clear plastic cover and housed in its original printed header board. Twenty-five shells are mounted and individually labelled with both common genus name and Latin binomial, covering a fine range of species including Pecten, Strombus, Cypraea, Lunella, Meretrix, Babylonia, Chlamys, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollections like this were produced in Japan from the 1950s through 1970s. The shells themselves are real and varied, and the printed labelling gives it an almost botanical illustration quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would be wonderful framed behind glass, with the header card included or trimmed away depending on taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Header card has wear and some tearing at the top right corner and along the edges. Cover is intact. Shells all appear present and well-mounted. Card insert has some waves ie not perfectly flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Card insert 19.5 cm wide x 23.5 cm high\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Workers Cottage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42969617367138,"sku":"TWC199","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/4440\/3810\/files\/DSCF3931.jpg?v=1780018456","url":"https:\/\/theworkerscottage.nz\/products\/vintage-japanese-shell-collection-mid-century-educational-display-card","provider":"The Workers Cottage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}