After the Japanese left the island in 1945, an abundance of these goods flooded the local market. No one could see any use for them so they soon cluttered the shelves, floors and even sidewalks of shops.
先是光復初年，久居本地的日本僑民紛紛返國，留下不少本地器皿家當，「那時候一大捆一大捆堆在舊書攤、古董店門口，沒人要買」，中山北路一家經營了卅多年的古董店薛老闆分析說，當年有能力收藏古董的人，自然看不上這些破罐子、舊傢具。