Badges and watch fobs made by Akiba Medals, Tokyo/アキバ徽章

One of the oldest tokyo badge manufacturers is still active today

社章・ピンバッジ・社内表彰製作のアキバ徽章株式会社

社章・ピンバッジ・社内表彰の製作の東京都千代田区アキバ徽章株式会社は、徽章発祥の地九段に受け継がれてきた技術と伝統を守りつつ、最新の技術を日々開拓する徽章会社です。

www.akibakisyo.co.jp

1934 Navy Emergency Large Maneuvers Participation Commemorative Watch Fob/昭和九年度非常時海軍大演習参加記念章

Reverse 海軍大演習 - Navy Large Maneuvers 非常時- Emergency 参加記念 - Participation Commemorative 昭和九年度 - 1936 Case (most likely is not original to the watch fob). Label of Akiba workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-made-by-akiba-medals-tokyo-akiba.21820/

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Navy league badges.

Late war white merit badge/海軍勲章.





Inside the case

アキバ謹製 - made by Akiba

 

Two additional variants of workshop labels.



Akiba.

 

Post war workshop insert.

 

Traffic Safety Honor Badges.

Green Cross Traffic Safety Honor Badges made by Akiba workshop/緑十字交通栄誉章アキバ製造

Gold green cross No.98. Reverse Marked Silver 社団法人 - Public Service Fundation 全日本交通安全協会 - All Japan Traffic Safety Association Punched number 98. Case. 交通栄誉章 - Traffic Honor Badge 緑十字金章 - Green Cross Gold Badge Label of Akiba workshop inside...

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Typical workshop label for such cases.

 

Some of the workshop advertisements.

September 29, 1929.



October 14, 1935.



March 24, 1937.



September 29, 1939.



Very interesting (and useful) ad from 1940.



Now we know who manufactured these badges https://asiamedals.info/showthread.php?t=23071

Workshop was the main manufacturer of this commemorative badge for the 2600th anniversary of Empire https://asiamedals.info/threads/260...et-celebration-committee-members-badge.25366/



Another famous badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/mer...t-appreciation-conferences.21896/#post-334239



Advertisement from 1939 https://asiamedals.info/threads/mer...t-appreciation-conferences.21896/#post-347553

 

Match-box https://asiamedals.info/threads/jap...unching-commemorative-match-box-macchi.24497/





This variant of label



is also known in different color.

 

Another variant of the workshop label.

 

Badge for the

全国市長会 - Japan Association of City Mayors



Obverse

市長 - Mayor

 

1st Infantry Regiment Battle Flag Festival Award Watch Fob/歩兵第一連隊軍旗祭賞章

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1st-infantry-regiment-battle-flag-festival-commemorative-watch-fob.25135/ Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 歩兵一聯隊 - 1st Infantry Regiment 軍旗祭 - Battle Flag Festival Original case. Watch dob was made by Akiba workshop...

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Obidome of Women's Patriotic Association https://asiamedals.info/threads/obidome-of-womens-patriotic-association-me.23784/#post-349431

 

Japanese police training center badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/police-training-center-badge.23943/

Japanese police award badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-police-award-badge.28516/

 

Badge for Toshiba.

In silver.

東芝テレビ会 - Toshiba TV Association

会員徽章 - Membership badge

東芝商事株式会杜 - Toshiba Trading Co., Ltd.

Original case.

 

Another variation of the workshop label.



This time in english

Akiba Medals Co Ltd

Inside.

 

Japan Motor Boat Racing Association Merit Badge

Merit Badge of Japan Motor Boat Racing Association/全国モーターボート競走会連合会功労賞章

Reverse reads 全国モーターボート競走会連合会 - National Federation of Motor Boat Racing Association http://mbkyosokai.jp/ 功労賞 - Merit Award Case. 顕功章 - Merit Badge Made by Tokyo workshop Akiba Medal https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-of-akiba-medal-tokyo-akiba.21820/ Miniature. In pure silver.

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Badge in pure silver for unidentified company/organization.

 

日本青年協会 - Japan Youth Association

純銀 - pure silver

Advertising insert.

 

関東軍 - Kwantung Army

剣道大会参加記念 - Kendo Tournament Participation Commemorative

 

Manchurian Incident watch fob

https://asiamedals.info/threads/man...adges-and-watch-fobs.23177/page-2#post-346960

 

Interestingly sometimes company translated it name as

Akiba Badge Product
Kudanshita Tokyo