Marks and Labels of Manufacturers of Japanese Medals, Badges and Watch Fobs

Yamazaki Medal Works

China Incident Commemorative Badges and Watch Fobs/支那事変記念章

Obverse 監視哨 - Observation Post Reverse 報勞章 - Award Badge 支那事変 - China Incident 津屋﨑町 - Tsuyazaki Town

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Handaya Watch Shop, Tokorozawa​

Badges and Watch Fobs manufactured by Handaya Watch Shop /半田屋時計店

Standard workshop label. 半田屋時計店 - Handaya Clock Shop 所澤町日吉 - Hiyoshi Town in Tokorozawa [City]

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Eiseido, Kyoto

1915 Victory Commemorative Exhibition Award Table Medals/大正四年戦捷記念博覧会賞章

The siege of Tsingtao (or Tsingtau) was the attack on the German port of Tsingtao (now Qingdao) in China during World War I by Japan and the United Kingdom. The siege was waged against Imperial Germany between 27 August and 7 November 1914. On the night of 6 November, waves of Japanese infantry...

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Dainippon Kisho /Greater Japan Medals/ Manufacturing Company, Osaka

Medals and badges made by Dainippon Kisho Manufacturing Company/大日本紀章製造商會

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Tsukamoto Medal Works, Tokyo

1939 Machine Gun Officer Candidate Watch Fob/昭和一四年度機関銃幹部候補生章

Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse MG for Maschinengewehr = Machine Gun reverse 昭和一四年度- 1939 機関銃幹部候補生 - Machine Gun Officer Candidate Case. Watch fob was made by Tokyo workshop 塚本徽章製作所 - Tsukamoto Medal Works.

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Aoki Buttons and Medals Works, Tokyo

Badges and watch fobs made by Aoki Buttons and Medals Works/青木メダル工場

Workshop was established on August 31, 1923 in Tokyo and still active today http://www.aokimetal.co.jp/company/ School watch fob. Reverse 青山師範學校 - Aoyama Normal School 音楽部 - Music Club 二五九二 - 1932 Original case.

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Sekigawa Watch Store, Kyoto

Japanese Mint WW1 Commemorative Watch Fobs/大正八年六月二十八日世界戦役講和條約調印記念章

Watch fobs were commissioned by Osaka Mainichi Shimbun and were manufactured by the Japanese Mint. Mint also manufactured table medals with the same design https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-mint-ww1-commemorative-table-medals.26291/ Today thee variants of the watch fobs are known: gold...

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Miyagawa Electroplating Factory, Tokyo

Japan Seafarers Relief Association Miniature Membership Pin/日本海員掖濟會略綬章

Original case. 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association 略綬章 - Miniature [lit. abbreviated ribbon] Badge 電括八百七番 - Telephone Number 807 製造所 - Manufacturing Facility 東京神田區 - Tokyo Kanda District 和泉町 - Izumi Town 宮川電鍍工塲 - Miyagawa Electroplating Factory

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Nagoya Medal Works, Nagoya

 

Hikotaro Wada, Osaka

Badges made by Hikotaro Wada workshop/和田彦太郎

Standart workshop labels, stamps and marks.

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Kobayashi Matashichi, Tokyo

Badges made by Kobayashi Matashichi workshop/小林又七

Tokyo-based workshop was involved in manufacturing different Japanese army badge. https://asiamedals.info/threads/nco-diligent-service-badges-made-by-kobayashi-matashichi-workshop.26349/

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Yasunaga Yoshinori Works, Fukuoka

Badges and other Items manufactured by Yasunaga Yoshinori Works/安永良徳作所

Famous Japanese sculptor Yoshinori Yasunaga (March 5 , 1902 – September 12, 1970) was born in Yokohama City as the eldest son of Toku Yasunaga, a feudal retainer of the Fukuoka Domain . He graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural Junior High School Shuyukan in 1919. Later he entered the Tokyo School...

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Yasui Medal Works, Tokyo

Kobe Branch of Imperial Military Reservist Association Martial Arts Award Badge/帝國在郷軍人會 神戸支部武術賞章

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 優勝 - Winner reverse 神戸支部 - Kobe Branch 武術賞 - Martial Arts Award Case. Paper wrapper. According to the paper wrapper badge was made by 安井徽章製作所 - Yasui Medal Works in Tokyo.

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Kuroda Chūyuzuru Shōten, Nagoya

Door Plaques of Greater Japan Women's Patriotic Association/愛国婦人会表札

愛國婦人會 - Greater Japan Women's Patriotic Association 通常會員 - Regular Member of Association

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Iwasaki Military Store, Tokyo and Utsunomiya

Army Maneuvers Badges with "Chrysanthemum/Mum" Design

Very popular design during first half of the 1930s. Five basic variations of obverse design are known for today. Two variations with kanji 皇軍 /Kōgun = Imperial Army/ and three variation with kanji 皇國 /Kōkoku = (archaic or poetic) Japanese Empire, compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 皇...

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Nakano Shōten, Tokyo

Badges and Insignia made by Nakano Shoten workshop/株式會社中野商店

Another Tokyo-based workshop that manufactured different badges, insignia and uniform. 金銀モール及 - Gold and Silver Mall 各種制服·服装品一式 - Various Uniforms and Clothing Items 株式會社 -Co., Ltd. 中野商店製 - Made by Nakano Shoten 東京都千代田區 - Chiyoda District, Tokyo 東京 - Tokyo 中野商店 - Nakano Shoten

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Kamano Clock Shop, Taipei

Taiwan Exposition In Commemoration of the First Forty Years of Japanese Rule Watch Fobs and Medals/1935年始政四十周年臺湾記念博覧章

Diameter 24.23 mm. Height 37 mm. Weight 10.7 g. Obverse 博協 - 博覧會協賛會 - Expo Sponsors Association reverse 會員章 - Membership Badge 始政四十周年記念臺湾博覧會協賛會 - 40th Anniversary of Governance Commemorative Taiwan Expo Sponsorship Association 皇紀二千五百九十五年 - 1935

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Tamaya, Tokyo

Badges, watch fobs and medals manufactured by Tamaya/東京玉屋銀座

Workshop from Ginza, Tokyo. Active during 1890s-1930s time period. Standard workshop label. 玉屋 - Tamaya 銀座 - Ginza In the center 玉 for Tamaya. Workshop also used 玉 as its mark. Extended marks 玉屋製 - Made by Tamaya.

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Eirakudo, Kobe

Badges and watch fobs made by Eirakudo workshop/永樂屋謹製

Workshop from Kobe city.

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Headquarters of Military Reservist Association

Imperial Military Reservist Association Badges marked with "本 inside the oval"/帝国在郷軍人会章本部製

The lion's share (if not all) of badges made after 1936 have this mark. "本 inside the oval". But what 本 stands for? Original wooden case for the membership badge which will help answer this question. 本部製 - Made by Headquarters So 本 stands for 本部 - Headquarters of Military...

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