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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Phil Douglas, post: 4275986, member: 13223&quot;][ATTACH=full]341671[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]341672[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]341673[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]341674[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]341675[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]341676[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]341677[/ATTACH] I hope it is ok to put this thread under Militaria, it is a device that would have been used in the testing and manufacture of many machines, and made when Japan was at war.</p><p>The peculiarity is that the language employed on the device and certificate is English, there are no Japanese characters to be seen. The dial gives the name of the company (Teclock, still in business, although their website says they were established in 1950), the town (where Teclock still is) and the units of measurement (RPM).</p><p>The back of the device gives the serial number (mirrored in the certificate) and the date (July 1943, unless I am wrong).</p><p>The case is in good condition, and gives the name of the company, and on the back says &#039;Made in Japan&#039;. On the front can faintly be seen another rubber stamp like the one on the back of the certificate. No details can be made out.</p><p>There is a certificate, and it is in English too, suggesting an English language market, or that anyone who would be using such a device would speak English. The certificate has a rubber stamped number, which I guess is the inspector&#039;s code. On the back of the certificate is another rubber stamp in the same colour ink, with the Nazi Eagle and Swastika emblem and some blurry text in German. I would expect a date, but can&#039;t make it out.</p><p>Any help with the German would be most welcome, and thoughts about why it was still essentially an English language item... Also, who would be interested in taking off my hands, I have no use for tachometers...</p><p>I tested it out with my electric hand drill, which is rated at 2,000rpm. The result you can see in the image, about 1,985rpm.</p><p>P.S. I&#039;ve just spotted a typo on the certificate, &#039;... has been inspected for it is accuracy ...&#039; instead of &#039;its accuracy&#039;. Considering how exotic English language was for them, not at all surprising.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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