Ext. Rare WWII Imperial Japanese Civil Defense First Aid Staff House Placard

Extremely rare WWII Imperial Japanese Civil Defense First Aid Staff house placard for a member of the Nigawa Branch in the Hyogo Prefecture. The placard shows a wood burned emblem with painted kanji below. The reverse shows an old label affixed with tape that reads: "WHEN THE JAPS THOUGHT IT PROBABLE THAT WE WOULD BOMB JINSEN THEY ESTABLISHED EMERGENCY FIGHTING STATIONS THAT CONSISTED OF SAND, WATER, AND A FEW TOOLS. THIS WAS A SIGN INDICATING SUCH A STATION". Nigawa is incorrectly phonetically translated as Jinsen. This example was named to the original owner: "MR. KAWAHARA RYOHEI".

Circa WWII.

Approximately 6-1/4" in height x 1-15/16" in width.

Wood, wood burned emblem, paint.

Drilled hole near top for attachment to wall.

None.

This is from a Japan militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MBGX16 LADEX10/16 SADEX10/16/22

7+ (Very Fine+): The placard shows minor to moderate wear, light fading to some of the kanji, overall very fine condition.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.