Watch fob with improvised pin and bow.
Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Obverse
獨親 - Dokushin / could be also an abbreviation, where 獨 for independent/
Case (the originality of the box is unclear).
Inscribed by hand
満州鉄道守備記念章 - Manchuria Railway Defense Commemorative Medal (most likely a naïve attribution by analogy https://asiamedals.info/threads/191...churia-railway-commemorative-watch-fob.27041/).
明治四十四年 - 1911
Inside stamped with seal of Sugimura workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-miniatures-made-by-sugimura-co-workshop-tokyo.22908/.
Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Obverse
獨親 - Dokushin / could be also an abbreviation, where 獨 for independent/
Case (the originality of the box is unclear).
Inscribed by hand
満州鉄道守備記念章 - Manchuria Railway Defense Commemorative Medal (most likely a naïve attribution by analogy https://asiamedals.info/threads/191...churia-railway-commemorative-watch-fob.27041/).
明治四十四年 - 1911
Inside stamped with seal of Sugimura workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-miniatures-made-by-sugimura-co-workshop-tokyo.22908/.