Badges and watch fobs made by H.K.D. workshop/寳弘堂

Only one variant of workshop label is known today.

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Active in Osaka during 1930s.

寳弘堂 = 宝弘堂 - Takara Hiroshi-dō /Hiroshi Treasure Shop/.
 
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Obverse

Eloquence

Reverse

二五九四 - 1934

第15回全関西中等学校 - 15th [Eloquence Tournament] All Kansai Junior High School

優勝雄弁大会 - Winner of Eloquence Tournament

成器商業学校 - https://www.osakagakugei.ac.jp/history

Original case.

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Tsurumi Detachment Dūnníng Road Extension Commemorative Watch Fob/鶴見支隊敦甯道拓進記念章

Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 鶴見支隊敦甯道拓進記念 - Tsurumi Detachment Dūnníng Road Extension Commemorative * Tricky kanji 甯 = 寧 = 宁 自七・五・一〇 - from May 10, 1932 至七・七・一〇 - until July 10, 1932 Three places that are shown on the map. 甯安 = 宁安市 - Ning’An City...
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Mark on the rim looks exactly like workshop label: HKD inside the diamond.

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大阪府立 - Osaka Prefecture

住吉中学校 - Sumiyoshi Junior High School

校友会 - Alumni Association
 

Imperial Military Reservist Association Higashiyodogawa Ward Branch Exemplary Member Award Badge/帝國在鄉軍人會東淀川區聨合分會模範會員章

Reverse 模範念彰 - Exemplary [Member] Commemorative Award 帝國在鄉軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 東淀川區聨合分會 - Higashiyodogawa Ward (one of 24 wards of Osaka) Branch of Association Marked 純 for 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 模範會員章 - Exemplary Member of Association Badge Badge...
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Color variation of the label.

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Ribbon inscribed

米國選手歡迎 - Welcoming U.S. Athletes

日米水泳大會 - US-Japan Swimming Tournament

主催 京都水上競技聯盟 - Organizer: Kyoto Water Sports Federation

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Obverse

Veni, vidi, vici - I came; I saw; I conquered /phrase is popularly attributed to Julius Caesar who, according to Appian,used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate around 47 BC after he had achieved a quick victory in his short war against Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela (modern-day Zile, Turkey)/

reverse

賞 - Award

第三回陸上競技大會 - Third Track and Field Tournament

主催 - Sponsored/orginized by

大阪府中學校 - Osaka Prefecture Junior High School

陸上競技連盟 - Athletics Federation

昭和七年 - 1932

Original case.

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