1800-1930

"The Dawn of the Paper Menko Era"

Up until the late 1800s, menko were sporadically produced and were either made of clay, wood, metal or woodblock prints on rudimentary paper.  Sumo menko were very rare during this era and I've only seen about a dozen set that were printed during this era.  If you find any menko that were printed in this era and they are in good condition, they'd be perfect museum pieces!

M1860 - 1860 Kesho Mawashi 0 Set

C1899 - 1899 Large Disks

R031 - 1903 Rikishi 1-2

R111 - 1911 Kyoiku Rikishi 8-10-11-12-13 Set

M191 - 1919 Side Stripe

R201 - 1920 Tsuki Rikishi 0