STUDY ON THE IMPORT OF NAIL-ROD AND IRON NAILS SEEN THROUGH “DAI-NIHON GAIKOKU BOEKI NENPYO” “GAIKOKU BOUEKI GAIRAN” ETC.

Abstract

　The author has clarified the following by considering the distribution of Japanese nails and imported Western nails in addition to the combined use of Japanese nails and Western nails in buildings. The Japanese nails and the Western nails were widely used in the latter half of the 10s of the Meiji era. The earliest imported nail was "Nail-rod", which produced Japanese nails (Yotetsu-wakugi), and the combined use with imported Western nails progressed in the latter half of the 10's of the Meiji era. That's right. However, after the middle of the 20's of the Meiji era, nail iron could not compete with Western nails as a product in terms of price, and I show that the import of nail iron was cut off. In addition, I showed the price of Western nails as an imported product in the Meiji era, and considered the changes in the import quantity of Western nails during the prewar period.

　Zenzaburo Yasuda, who was the first to produce Western nails in earnest in Japan, wished for the import of Western nails in 1916, when domestic production of Western nails got off to a good start. Traditionally, Japan's export of Western nails began in earnest in 1928, but the grounds for this have not been shown.

　Therefore, the purpose of this article is to clarify the actual state of exports of nails in the prewar period. The following points have been clarified.

　In the middle of the Meiji era, Japan had already exported nails, and the breakdown were the export of Japanese nails, the re-export of Nail-rod which were the raw materials for iron nails and Western nails. Exports of the Japanese nails and re-exports of Nail-rod were mainly to East Asian countries, and the period was until around 1897. Of these, the Japanese nails were exported to Korea, Nail-rod was re-exported to China. In addition, Western nails were re-exported to neighboring countries as a relay trade, and the quantity was in the Meiji era, the middle of the Meiji 30's was the peak, and it was carried out until 1931. On the other hand, after 1921, the export of domestic Western nails could be confirmed in parallel, and after 1932, the export volume of the domestic Western nails increased sharply and the re-export of Western nails stopped.

　Conventionally, Nail rod had been pointed out as a raw material for Japanese nails made of Western iron, but Iron Plate, round iron, and square iron were also used.