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'''Eikōdō''' (栄光堂) was a Japanese camera distributor and perhaps maker. It was active as early as 1936. Until the war, it used the name '''Eikōdō Honten''' (榮光堂本店 in {{old writing}}) distributed various folders, like the Collex, National and Ugein, as well as an enlarger called Asia DO and filters called Gelmer.<REF> Its address at the time was Tōkyō-shi Kanda-ku Nishi-Kanda 1, 1 (東京市神田區西神田1ノ1). Source: advertisements by Eikōdō dated 1936 to 1943, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.&nbsp;72, 80&ndash;1 and 99&ndash;100. </REF>
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'''Eikōdō''' (栄光堂) was a Japanese distributor, active as early as 1936. Until the war, it used the name '''Eikōdō Honten''' (榮光堂本店 in {{old writing}}) and distributed the [[Collex]], [[National and Ugein]] folders, as well as an enlarger called Asia DO and filters called Gelmer. Its address at the time was Kanda-ku Nishi-Kanda (神田区西神田) 1&ndash;1 in Tokyo.<REF> Advertisements by Eikōdō dated 1936 to 1943, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.&nbsp;72, 80&ndash;1 and 99&ndash;100. </REF>
  
After the war, it seems that the company was reformed from 1951 to 1953 as '''Maki Shōji''' (槇商事) and called '''Eikōdō''' (栄光堂) again in 1953 and 1954, selling the Ruvinal folder (a continuation of the wartime Ugein) and the Ruvinal Flex TLR.<REF> Its address from 1951 to 1954 was Tōkyō-to Chūō-ku Maki-chō 1, 1 (東京都中央区槇町1の1). Source: advertisements by Maki Shōji and Eikōdō dated 1951 to 1954, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;210. </REF>
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After the war, the company was revived as '''Maki Shōji''' (槇商事) and used the name '''Eikōdō''' (栄光堂) again only from 1953. It distributed the [[Ruvinal]] folder (a continuation of the wartime Ugein) and the Ruvinal Flex TLR. Its address from 1951 to 1954 was Chūō-ku Maki-chō (中央区槇町) 1&ndash;1, again in Tokyo.<REF> Advertisements by Maki Shōji and Eikōdō dated 1951 to 1954, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;209&ndash;10. </REF>
  
== 120 film ==
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== Camera list ==
=== 4.5&times;6 folder ===
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* [[Collex]] (4.5&times;6 folder)
* [[Collex]]
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* [[National (4&times;6.5)|National]] (4&times;6.5 and 3&times;4 folder)
* [[National and Ugein|Semi National]]
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* [[National and Ugein|Semi National]] (4.5&times;6 folder)
* [[National and Ugein|Semi National II]]
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* [[National and Ugein|National Six]] (6&times;6 folder)
* [[National and Ugein|Semi National III]]
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* [[National and Ugein|Ugein]] (4.5&times;6 folder)
* [[National and Ugein|Ugein III]] (4.5&times;6)
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* [[National and Ugein|Ugein]] (6&times;6 folder)
 
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* [[National and Ugein|Ugein]] (6&times;6 and 4.5&times;6 folder)
=== 6&times;6 folder ===
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* [[Ruvinal]] (6&times;6 and 4.5&times;6 folder)
* [[National and Ugein|National Six]]
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* [[Ruvinalflex]] (6&times;6 TLR)
* [[National and Ugein|National Six II]]
 
* [[National and Ugein|National Six III]]
 
* [[National and Ugein|Ugein III]] (6&times;6)
 
* [[National and Ugein|Ugein]] (dual-format)
 
* [[Ruvinal folders|Ruvinal]]
 
* [[Ruvinal folders|Ruvinal III]]
 
* [[Ruvinal folders|Ruvinal A, B]]
 
* [[Ruvinal folders|Ruvinal R]]
 
 
 
=== 6&times;6 TLR ===
 
* Ruvinal Flex A, B
 
* Ruvinal Flex IIIA, IIIB
 
 
 
== 127 film ==
 
=== 4&times;6.5 folder ===
 
* [[National (4&times;6.5)|National]] (dual-format)
 
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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* [http://www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ruvinal.html Ruvinal flex IIIA] at [http://www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ Otowa no ni-kan refu]
 
* [http://www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ruvinal.html Ruvinal flex IIIA] at [http://www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ Otowa no ni-kan refu]
  
[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
 
 
[[Category: Japanese distributors]]
 
[[Category: Japanese distributors]]

Revision as of 19:07, 13 June 2007

Eikōdō (栄光堂) was a Japanese distributor, active as early as 1936. Until the war, it used the name Eikōdō Honten (榮光堂本店 in old writing) and distributed the Collex, National and Ugein folders, as well as an enlarger called Asia DO and filters called Gelmer. Its address at the time was Kanda-ku Nishi-Kanda (神田区西神田) 1–1 in Tokyo.[1]

After the war, the company was revived as Maki Shōji (槇商事) and used the name Eikōdō (栄光堂) again only from 1953. It distributed the Ruvinal folder (a continuation of the wartime Ugein) and the Ruvinal Flex TLR. Its address from 1951 to 1954 was Chūō-ku Maki-chō (中央区槇町) 1–1, again in Tokyo.[2]

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Notes

  1. Advertisements by Eikōdō dated 1936 to 1943, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 72, 80–1 and 99–100.
  2. Advertisements by Maki Shōji and Eikōdō dated 1951 to 1954, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 209–10.

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