@ROBandGB That photo is actually from way later than was initially claimed, according to not one but two Japanese bicycle experts I've asked about it. The Daitoryo logo was first trademarked in 1901, but might have been used earlier, of course. https://t.co/GSfRG1fpTE
#kuzushiji signal: this reads うらす (I think!) but I can't figure out (/guess) what the kanji are. first might be 扣=う?
(source: https://t.co/ct4zxskDUU) https://t.co/adZVUmXKeA