WWII Imperial Japanese Army Mitsubishi Tokyo Tank Factory Paperweight Miyamoto For Sale

DescriptionThis is a rare prewar to wartime commemorative paperweight associated with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo Machinery Works, one of Japan’s important centers for tank development and production.The reverse is clearly marked:“Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Tokyo Machinery Works – Miyamoto”Tokyo Machinery Works began experimental tank production in 1929 and was designated by the Imperial Japanese Army as a specialized tank factory in 1938. It continued in that role until the end of World War II in 1945, after which the facility transitioned away from wartime production.The front features a bold relief design based on tank tracks, with the Mitsubishi three-diamond emblem applied at the lower right.Rather than being an ordinary corporate souvenir, this piece appears to have been created as a commemorative object connected with the factory that actually produced tanks for the Imperial Japanese Army.An example of the same type is also documented by the militaria reference site Medals of Asia, where it is introduced as a “Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Tokyo Tank Factory Paperweight.”The reverse inscription, tank-track design, Mitsubishi emblem, and Miyamoto maker attribution all support its connection with Mitsubishi’s wartime armored vehicle production.The exact tank model or specific production event commemorated by this piece cannot be confirmed from the object alone.Even so, it is a highly evocative artifact of Japan’s wartime industrial history — not an item used on the battlefield, but something connected to the factory that built the machines of war.Recommended for collectors of Imperial Japanese Army tanks, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, wartime industrial history, armored vehicle memorabilia, and Japanese military corporate artifacts.Own a Piece of History.Shipping

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