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In the late 60s the first Occupied Japan Club was formed by Florence Archambault. She contacted her friends who also collect OJ materials and they formed the club. . She said it offered (and still offers) collectors three appealing qualities; items that are easy to identify, affordable and a chance to meet..Wayne Walters, a St. Charles collector, liked the idea of picking up European brand-name quality at low prices when he started collecting in the early '70s.

You can become a memember of the Occupied Japan Club for $25 a year which includes its Upside Down World of an O.J. Collectors newsletter. This membership will provide you with a chance to get together with other collectors nationwide and attend quarterly events. The last event was September 24-25th in Manheim, PA.

You may contact the club treasurer, Kathy Gardner, at: klgardner@yahoo.com to join and mail her a check or, when it becomes operational, fill out the form below. For your records, don't forget to copy yourself on your email and screen print the form.

When this site is fully operational, you will be able to fill out the form below and submit it online. A confirmation of your request will be emailed to you. Once payment has been made, you will receive a membership confirmation and a copy of the latest newsletter by snail mail.

At the time of this writing, no payment method has been determined. As we are operating on a small personal budget, no bank or credit cards will be accepted.

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The Aris Collection

Hobby Ceramics

Cast Iron Banks

Collectible items made in Occupied Japan during the summer of 1945 through the spring of 1952 while U.S. troops were in the country. The entire collection is up for sale and includes all documentation.

As of March 2023, Agnestelle Hobby Ceramic Shop only has finished pieces for sale. All molds, bisque and supplies have been turned over to Emma's Ceramic Studio (ECS).

Authentic still and Mechanical cast iron banks from the Collection of Charles Westley Atwood. These banks were first manufactured in the late 1800s, to instill the concept of earning saving money.