Guarantee Medals (Part 2)

次回、この記事の日本語版を投稿する予定です。

In the first segment on guarantee medals we learned that these medals, in one form or another, have been around since the 1930's, possibly earlier, and began to fade out, much like the fender ornament, in the 1960's probably due to value engineering which stripped the product of non-added value.  We also saw a few unique examples, Nichibei Fuji, Mitsuuma and Zebra.

In this segment we will continue to look at a few of the main brands and their gurantee medals.

First up is Noritsu, manufactured by Okamoto, the first to produce an all Japanese manufactured bicycle, and, was one of the companies which contributed in developing Japan's first automobile.  Note the date on the reverse side, 1950.

In addition to the previous example from Nichibei Fuji, let's take a look at a couple of other guarantee medals from Nichibei Fuji.

This particular guarantee medal accompanied the HAO model, Nichibei Fuji's top end model.
 

This exquisite guarantee medal is from Maruishi Bicycle Company, a company over 100 years old and still manufacturing bicycles today.

The Swift Bicycle Company's logo was an unusual one.  A machine gun.  The company also used a machine gun for its fender ornament.

 

Here is a guarantee medal by a very well known bicycle manufacturer, the Sekine Bicycle Company.  The front of the guarantee medal boasts that Sekine received the Minster of International Trade and Industry Award. 

This guarantee medal, much like that of the Zebra Bicycle Company, is in the shape of the company logo belonging to the Miyata Bicycle Company.
A company still in the business of manufacturing bicycles today.

Last but not least, is a guarantee medal belonging to Mayam Bicycle Company.  Mayam was a Nagoya based bicycle manufacturer and made some of the finest heavy duty carrier bicycles. 
Mayam （Ｎｉｔｔｅｉ）heavy duty carrier bicycle (1)
Mayam （Ｎｉｔｔｅｉ）heavy duty carrier bicycle (2)