japanese watch fob

This Gifu-based workshop was actively involved in manufacturing fire equipment items. Workshop labels. Workshop advertisements.

Belong with two others badges (about them see https://asiamedals.info/threads/1908-great-white-fleet-welcoming-commemorative-badge.15220/) to U.S. Navy Rear Admiral John Addison Baxter Smith (1843-1918).

Reverse 賞 - Award 御大典記念 - Enthronement Commemorative 財団法人 - Foundation 富山県體育協會 - Toyama Prefecture Health Insurance Association Original case. 賞 - Award 富山県體育協會 - Toyama Prefecture Health Insurance Association

1938 Reverse 第四回 - 4th 皇紀二五九八年春 - 1938 Spring 中部日本カメラデー - Chubu Nippon Camera Day 主催 - Organizer 新愛知新聞社 - Shin-Aichi Shimbun https://asiamedals.info/threads/shin-aichi-shimbun-badges-and-watch-fobs.25878/

Obverse 八紘一宇 - Hakkō Ichiu /八紘一宇/ "eight crown cords, one roof", i.e. "all the world under one roof") or hakkō iu /八紘為宇, 八紘爲宇/ was a Japanese political slogan meaning the divine right of the Empire of Japan to "unify the eight corners of the world". This slogan formed the basis of the Japanese...

Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 日本海々戦 - Naval Battle of Sea of Japan (i.e. Battle of Tsushima) 喜多郡海戦記念會 - Kita District (Ehime Prefecture) Naval Battle Commemorative Association 記念運動會 - Commemorative Sport Meeting

Interesting advertising from 1905. 宮川塲徽章部 - Miyagawa Medal Department 戦争記念在品雛形 - War Commemorative In-Stock Items

20 years of continuous service badge. 1st variation in silver. Obverse 弐拾年 - 20 Years 勤続章 - Continuous Service Badge reverse 三菱製紙株式會社 - Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 香林堂 - Korindo...

Obverse 吉林, 間島, 通化 - Jilin, Jiandao, Tonghua 三省討伐紀念 - Three Provinces Subjugation Commemorative 大討匪 - Great Defeat of Bandits 自昭和十四年至昭和十五年 - From 1939 until 1940 reverse 北地區討伐隊行動地域 - North Region Subjugation Force Area of Operations 徳弘部隊 - Tokuhiro Corps

Workshop from Tokyo. Active during 1930s. In the center of the star kanji 美 - beauty (same kanji was used by Osaka workshop Shobido https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-on-japanese-orders-who-and-when.25816). Another workshop that used same kanji in its logo was Sato Shogo...

Reverse 御大典記念 - Emperor Enthronement Commemorative 昭和三年 - 1928 暁星学校 - Gyōsei School

Reverse 御大典奉祝 - Enthronement Celebration 演奏會記念 - Concert Commemorative 昭和三年 - 1928 東京市役所 - Tokyo City Government Office Same design - different reverse inscription. Reverse 昭和三年 - 1928 御大典奉祝行進記念 - Enthronement Celebration March Commemorative 東京市役所 - Tokyo City Government Office

Reverse 南支派遣軍 - South China Expeditionary Army 優勝 - Winner 昭和十五年七月- July 1940 Japanese South China Area Army was formed on February 9, 1940 under the control of the China Expeditionary Army. It was transferred to direct control by the Imperial General Headquarters on July 23, 1940...

大正三年度 - 1914 陸軍大演習記念 - Army Large Maneuvers Commemorative

Obverse 操縦 - Tank Driver reverse 関東軍 - Kwantung Army 戦車第三大隊 - 3rd Tank Battalion

Not your usual martial arts school watch fob. 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin obviously influenced this badge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics Obverse 武 - martial [arts] reverse 春季武道大會 - Spring martial arts tournament 中 - middle [school] 二五九六 - 1936

Another workshop from Osaka. Another label. On the label 千古堂, - Senkodo, where 千古 can be translated as eternity; all ages; great antiquity. It's amazing how similar this label to the label of another Osaka workshop...

Another К on the label.

Founded in April 1908 this workshop is successfully working to this day. https://www.shibusawa-medals.co.jp/ Only one version of the workshop label is known and not a single hallmark. 澁澤徽章製作所 - Shibusawa Kisho Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Tokyo workshop rhat was particularly active during 1930s. 東洋徽章製作所 - Toyo Medal Works, Tokyo Two types of labels are known. 1st type. 2nd type. Variation. 3rd type. Cardboard cases text. Stamp.