A Japanese candyfloss maker at work

A black and white portrait photograph of a Japanese man making candyfloss on a machine outdoors. His right side is turned to the camera and he is looking down towards a drum mounted on a stand. His left arm is resting on the side of the drum and his right hand is inside it, presumably spinning sugar into candyfloss. Some finished lumps of candyfloss are attached to the outside of the drump. He stands on bare ground on a path or at the side of a clering, with trees running along the left side of the image. His right foot is on a treadle, presumably powering the machine. Original caption (handwritten beneath): 'Candy Floss Maker'.

Candyfloss ('cotton candy' in American English) became popular in Japan in the early twentieth century.