Medals, badges, watch fobs made by Tenshōdō workshop/天賞堂

天賞堂 - Tenshōdō

One of the oldest watch companies in Japan was founded in 1879 by Ezawa Kingoro. Initially the company specialized in the sale of watches from renowned Swiss manufacturers.

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This is how the company's store looked like at the beginning of the last century.

July 11, 1909

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Modern look.

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Own brand of watches.

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Besides the watch and jewelry business at the end of the 1940s workshop started to produce railway models

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Typical Tenshodo workshop marks on silver items and silverware.

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天賞堂 - Tenshōdō

純銀 - Pure Silver

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One of the earliest workshop newspaper advertisement known to date.

August 1889.

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January 1897.

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June 26, 1898.

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1898.

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1900.

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Tenshōdō workshop advertisements and medals from June 1904.

Qing Conquest Commemorative Medal/征清紀念章

Specimen from personal collection. Obverse 征清紀念 - Qing Conquest Commemorative Excellent craftsmanship. Reverse marked. Tokyo workshop Tenshōdō /天賞堂/ is poorly readable (another medal from the same manufacturer with the same mark...
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Workshop advertisement that was published on November 26, 1904.

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Workshop advertisement that was published on March 25, 1906.

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October 1919.

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November 4, 1924.

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January 1927.

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February 12, 1928.

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August 23, 1928.

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March 27, 1930.

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July 5, 1930.

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December 23, 1934.

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Tianjin Provisional Government Medals/天津都統衙門章

The Tianjin Provisional Government Medal was presented to members of the Provisional Government. It was designed by J. Chevet and manufactured by the Tokyo workshop Tenshodo. According to the "Illustrated History of Milled Coinage and Medals of Modern China /图说中国近代机制币章/ edited by Sun Hao...
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Hachiōji City Self-government Merit Badge/八王子市自治功労章

Obverse Emblem of Hachiōji City with 王 in the center for 八王子市 - Hachiōji reverse engraved 自治功勞章 - Self-government Merit Badge 八王子市 - Hachiōji City (it is located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis) reverse of the screw bears emblem of Hachiōji. Original case with outer...
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Medals, badges, watch fobs made by Tenshōdō workshop/天賞堂

天賞堂 - Tenshōdō One of the oldest watch companies in Japan was founded in 1879 by Ezawa Kingoro. Initially the company specialized in the sale of watches from renowned Swiss manufacturers. This is how the company's store looked like at the beginning of the last century. July 11, 1909...
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