This is a thin but very high-quality and soft muffler. My father-in-law, who passed away at 98, graduated from a pre-war Imperial University. Due to his expertise, he wasn't conscripted and became an executive at a company, earning a good income. (Unlike the current generation, he didn't travel abroad or go to hot springs after retirement.) He seemed to have purchased good quality items from department stores like Mitsukoshi. My husband and I travel overseas for work. We didn't live with them, and after my parents-in-law passed away, we sorted through their house and discovered these things. Even though they were left behind, my son (husband) is not the type to be attached to material possessions, so they were carefully stored in a tea chest and remained untouched. Now that we are seniors and entering a phase of decluttering, we are offering this item in case it might appeal to someone... If anyone would like to give this to their father to use this winter... how about it?