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  1. Mark 美 on Japanese Orders: Who and When

    Many Japanese orders of Rising Sun and Sacred Treasure from 1900-1929 time period bear this mark. This is kanji 美 - Beauty (reads as bi) Derived from 尚美堂- Shobidō (Shōbitō) jewelry firm that was founded in 1900 at Yodoyabashi, central of Osaka City by Eikichiro Eto. Workshop specialized...
  2. Badges, marks and labels of Kimura watch shop/キ厶ラ 木材時計店

    Label of this Fukushima-based workshop. bears a striking resemblance to the label of another very famous Tokyo workshop Taishō-dō.
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