As early as the 1890s he develolped an interest in Buddhism and bought a Japanese manuscript scroll .
Gest travelled often to Asia in the 1910s and 1920s on business for the Gest Engineering Company , which he founded and headed .
As early as the 1890s Gest develolped an interest in Buddhism and bought a Japanese manuscript scroll .
Gest travelled often to Asia in the 1910s and 1920s on business for the Gest Engineering Company , which he founded and headed .