Bikōdō
Bikōdō (美光堂) was a Japanese company, mentioned in 1937 as the distributor or maker of the Reex.[1]
After the war, Bikōdō Seisakusho (美光堂製作所) was the maker of the Superflex and of the Tenar Six. It was based in Tokyo and it is not known if it was related with the prewar company.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 343 (item 320).
- ↑ Its address from 1951 to 1953 was Tōkyō-to Taitō-ku Kami-negishi 60 (東京都台東区上根岸60). Source: advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 141–2 and 149.
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.
