Ōsawa
K.K. Ōsawa Shōkai (株式会社大沢商会 or 株式會社大澤商會 in old writing) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo.[1]
In the 1930s, it was the distributor of the Rosen Four and Semi Rosen. It perhaps owned the "Rosen" trademark, and it is likely that it was also the distributor of the Baby Rosen and Rosen Hand.
During the war, it distributed the Primo folders by Daiichi Kikō. After the war, it also distributed the Primoflex and Primo Junior TLR cameras by Tōkyō Kōgaku.[2] It was probably the owner of the "Primo" trademark.
Distributed cameras
- Semi Rosen
- Rosen Four by Proud
- Primo by Daiichi Kikō (1941–4)
- Primoflex by Tōkyō Kōgaku
- Topcon 35 by Tōkyō Kōgaku (1953–4)
- Semi Oscon by Yamagata Kikai (1953–4)
Notes
- ↑ Its address in 1942 and 1943 was Tōkyō, Ginza, 42, 5 (東京・銀座・四二ノ五). Source: advertisement for the Primo, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 90 and in the Gochamaze website.
- ↑ McKeown, p. 924.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7.
