I have seen lots of unusual stamps on Tokais and Fenders generally in the period between 1992 and 2009 where the brands and their mfg styles seemed to have merged during Tokai's domestic market production of Fenders.
What I often see is an ink stamp that is of a font that is bigger than anything Tokai used before it and looks more like a Fujigen stamp.
Often what I see is a code beginning with a "T" or an "F", and I have assumed the T indicates it is destined to be branded a Tokai and the F a Fender.
Recently, I have seen Tokais with Fender type color codes too, so the lines are really blurred in some cases as to whether I am seeing a Tokai built Fender or a Fujigen/etc. built Tokai.
I will try to gather these oddballs here and maybe a pattern will emerge.
What I often see is an ink stamp that is of a font that is bigger than anything Tokai used before it and looks more like a Fujigen stamp.
Often what I see is a code beginning with a "T" or an "F", and I have assumed the T indicates it is destined to be branded a Tokai and the F a Fender.
Recently, I have seen Tokais with Fender type color codes too, so the lines are really blurred in some cases as to whether I am seeing a Tokai built Fender or a Fujigen/etc. built Tokai.
I will try to gather these oddballs here and maybe a pattern will emerge.
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