Daitoh
A Japanese company called Daitoh Optical Co. or Daitō Kōgaku Seisakusho (probably 大東光学製作所) is mentioned in McKeown. A series of basic cameras dated around 1967 is attributed to this company, including one called Grace. The only other camera mentioned is the Grace Six 6×6 folder, with an helical focusing Erinar Anastigmat 75/3.5 lens and both eye level and waist level finders in a chrome top plate. The Gotex 6×6 folder made by Kigawa exactly corresponds to this description, and Erinar is a lens brand usually found on Kigawa cameras. Moreover, Kigawa made a 6×6 TLR called Graceflex in 1952. It is highly probable that the Grace Six was attributed to Daitoh because there was a confusion around the Grace name. This page at photographica-world.de attributes both the Grace Six and the Graceflex to Daitoh, surely for the same reason.
Printed bibliography
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P. 239–40.
Links
- A post about the Daitoh Grace at a forum of toXpose.com
