manufacturers of japanese badges

  1. Badges and watch fobs made by Gyokuhōdō workshop/東京玉宝堂

    Famous Tokyo jewellery workshop that was actively involved in badge manufacturing during late 1890s - early 1930s. Two variants of the workshop name inscriptions are known. Old style 東京 玉寶堂 謹製 - Tokyo Made by Gyokuhōdō /Gyokuhō - jewel, precious stone, gem; Dō - Shop/. New style 東京 玉宝堂 謹製...
  2. Badges, watch fobs and sake cups made by Sanda Works Osaka Branch Office/三田製作所大阪出張所

    https://asiamedals.info/threads/kobo-daishi-1100-years-kongobu-ji-temple-goonki-kyoku-worship-group-member-badge.26867/
  3. Badges and Watch Fobs manufactured by Funahashi [Funabashi] Medal Co./船橋メダル製作所

    Main manufacturer of badges, watch fobs and medals for the Imperial/Greater Japan Aviation Association during 1930s and 1940s. Original name of this workshop reads Funabashi 船橋メダル製作所 - Funabashi Medaru Seisakusho but all known latinized labels bear Funahashi. 1st variant of workshop mark...
  4. Badges and Watch Fobs with mark 瑞 /Mizu/

    瑞 /Mizu/ - lucky; propitious, surname As for today the exact owner of this mark remains unknown. https://asiamedals.info/threads/horse-mountain-artillery-units-badges-and-watch-fobs.20380/
  5. Badges and Watch Fobs manufactured by the Usui Tatsuo Shōten/臼井辰雄商店

    This Gifu-based workshop was actively involved in manufacturing fire equipment items. Workshop labels. Workshop advertisements.
  6. Badges and Watch fobs made by Hayatsu (Hosakado) Medal Company/早津メダル商會 (保坂堂)

    This Tokyo workshop was actively involved in manufacturing fire brigade and newspaper badges and watch fobs during pre-WWII time period. Company still exists today. Known label variations. Workshop emblem includes two letters N and H for 早津直治 - Naoji Hayatsu.
  7. Badges manufactured by Light Medal Works/ライト徽章製作所

    Workshop from Osaka city.
  8. Badges, medals and watch fobs manufactured by Kobayashi Korindo workshop/小林香林堂

    Famous workshop from Osaka that was actively involved in manufacturing of table medals, badges and watch fobs. Workshop was an official supplier of the Japanese Mint /造幣局御用/. Known workshop labels. Workshop mark on the metal items.
  9. Badges made by Fujimura Shōten/藤村商店

    Workshop from Hikone city, Shiga prefecture. Fire brigade badge. ] In commemoration of guard duty during Prince Nashimoto Morimasa visit to Shiga prefecture . April 16, 1937.
  10. Badges manufactured by the Izaburo Watanabe workshop/陸軍諸官衛御用 金屬 渡邉伊三郎

    Official army supplier from Tokyo.
  11. Medals, badges and watch fobs made for department store Matsuzakaya/松坂屋

    Matsuzakaya/松坂屋 is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd. (株式会社松坂屋, Kabushiki-gaisha Matsuzakaya), it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya...
  12. Badges manufactured by Mizuno Medal Store/水野メダル商舗

    Workshop from Nagoya (Naka Ward). Known workshop labels.
  13. Badges and watch fobs made by the Nichiman Medal Works/日満徽章製作所

    The name of this Tokyo workshop literally translates as Japan-Manchuria Medal Works. Standard workshop labels. NM in the center of the label stands for NichiMan/日満,where 日 (Nippon/Japan) + 満 (Manshū/Manchuria). Workshop advertisement.
  14. Badges and watch fobs manufactured by the Sohei Shimoi/下井惣平製造

    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...
  15. Badges manufactured by S.Suzukisei workshop/鈴木鉦次郎謹製

    One of the main manufacturers of Japan Seafares Relief Association badges. Label. Ink stamps.
  16. Badges and watch fobs made by Yonezawa Medal Works/ヨネザワ徽章製作所

    Workshop from Osaka. School badge.
  17. Badges manufactured by Toho Medal Works/東邦徽章製作所

    Tokyo-based workshop. Color variation of the label. https://asiamedals.info/threads/1940-tokyo-city-youth-league-merit-badge.24196/
  18. Badges made by Matsubaya Zengoro workshop/松葉屋善五郎

    Nagano-based workshop. Firefighting badge. Obverse 長野縣合消防同盟會 - Nagano Fire Fighting Alliance Association 功勞章 - Merit Badge Original case.
  19. Badges made by Gobankan Department Store/五番館

    Gobankan was a Japanese department store located in Chuo-ku, Sapporo. It was active from 1906 to 1990 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/五番館.
  20. Badges and medals manufactured by the S.Tanase Medal Works/棚瀬徽章製作所

    Nagoya-based workshop. https://asiamedals.info/threads/citizens-gratitude-badge-from-nagoya-shimbun.24127/
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