Neat...probably won't find any of those at a garage sale..

 

Have never seen before......thanks for history lesson.

 

I didn't know you could write Japanese...cool guages.

 

In all my years of SW collecting, I've never seen nor heard of those Japanese SW's. Very nice find!

I am surprised you found a 1946 begin date for that 2-5/8" series of gauges, and I do know they were made into the '60's as well. I have many gauges like this from military vehicles, and would think that a lot of them are from WWII.

 

Wow! Talk about Rare.

 

When I saw the title, I thought the site got hijacked.

Cool link.

 

Man....thanks for posting this. I had no idea. Very cool bit of history and I can't imagine finding a set of these. I know that there are several, Japanese HAMBers, I wonder if any of them have come across these before??

 

Cool! I love the fact that they are white too! I have a pressure guage that I have been meaning to put on my press that Elpolacko gave me years ago that is in Japanese script.

 

Domomorygato, Mr.Cochran-O!

 

Dammit. Those are too cool. Way too cool.

 

good information...now I will be on the lookout for some of these!

 

Very kool looking gauges ! That was a great history lesson on the best gauges .
I will have to keep an eye out for them this year when I go to Hershey in OCT . That will be the one place I might see them . If I do I will make sure to take a picture and post them here .

Retro Jim

 

What does the writing actually say on them?

 

the rarity makes them cool...sort of... don't like the idea of japanese writing on my hot rod. despite the fact they were probably made here. thanks for the history lesson.

 

Is it possible these where used in the Mitsubishi Jeep? (They assembled/made them in Japan startingin 53 or 54).
http://www.film.queensu.ca/cj3b/Military/MitsubishiJ4.html

Alex.

 

They'd go great with those T*y*t* hemis everybody was craving years back?

 

Those are truly mind blowing. Really enjoyed that.

 

Very cool!

 

I wonder if Mr Miyagi had a set in his old convertible?

 

Maybe Im to traditional, or patriotic...just can't get into them

 

I never thought of the gauges before, but I have some photos of my father sitting in a Japanese built 2 1/2 ton truck that has gauges that look similar. He was stationed at Camp Sakai, near what used to be Itami Air Force Base in Osaka from 1948-1951 and again from 1953-55.

The picture was taken in 1950, just before I was born. I can recall stories of how there were Japanese companies that were rebuilding old US equipment with both US and local parts. And in that era I've read that there was a lot of technology transfer to the Japanese to help get their commercial industry back on its feet.

I suppose that's why so many postwar Japanese engines like the Toyota OHV six banger and the Isuzu 4 cylinder look like Chevy, Volvo, and Austin engines.

BTW, I collect Canon 35mm rangefinder cameras from that era. They are perfect replicas of pre-war Leica IIIc rangefinders. Beautifully made as well.

 

Amazing gauges for what they actually represent in a historical context. There can't be many around either.

BANZAI !!

 

Interesting stuff.

 

It is pretty cool that on the oil pressure guage= OIL= is three letters in English -but in Japanese it is a whole sentence...Ha!
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Cool info and even cooler gauges!

 

interesting. the lens look neat.

 

I can't imagine any WWII vet putting those in his hot rod.Especially those who fought in the Pacific.There are those who carried the hatred for the Japanese to their graves.

 

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Well those are pretty neat but it really begs the question....



ゲージはどのように稀ですか？それらの日本のゲージのセット（アメリカドル）の価値は何でしょうか？

（私の非常に悪い日本語をお許しください）...







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