Japanned Finish Tools

[BuddyC]

Hi,
Over the years I've picked up lots of tools that had remnants of a Japanned finish.  I'm not sure I've ever seen a good example of an original Japanned finish tool.  So, my wife came home with a 100+ year old music teaching kit with various pieces and parts, all of which look like they may have little to no usage on them.  These c-clamps were in the kit, likely for holding down a table top music staff.   There is no uncovered spot, including the full length of the screws. So my question is, are these an example of an original Japanned finish?

IMG_4823 by William Clark, on Flickr

Thanks!
BuddyC

[Papaw]

Seems to me there would be no reason to Japan the threads. That looks like a lacquer finish added by a user.

[leg17]

Those clamps could have been originally for use in quilting.

[Bill Houghton]

Japanning gets baked in an oven.  Hard to imagine the threads would still want to turn if those clamps had been japanned.

[bill300d]

Looks like some one prettied them up with a spray can.

[Northwoods]

I have some with japanning still on them.

[fatfillup]

I have no knowledge of Japaning but the clamps look cleared to me at first glance.

[gibsontool]

I also have several of these little guys and a few of them have traces of japanning on the body but not on the threads.

[BuddyC]

OK then, maybe I still haven't seen original finish Japanned tools.

Thanks!

[bill300d]

Take a look at an older stanley plane and you will be looking at a jappaned finish

[wvtools]

I used to find a lot of those, and I think most had the black finish all over.