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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 | + | '''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. Its address at the time was Kanda-ku Nishi-Kanda (神田区西神田) 1–1 in Tokyo.<REF> Advertisements by Eikōdō dated 1936 to 1943, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 72, 80–1 and 99–100. </REF> |
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.<REF> Advertisements by Maki Shōji and Eikōdō dated 1951 to 1954, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 209–10. </REF> | 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.<REF> Advertisements by Maki Shōji and Eikōdō dated 1951 to 1954, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 209–10. </REF> | ||
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== Other == | == Other == | ||
| − | * Asia DO enlarger | + | * Asia DO enlarger (sold ¥85 in 1937)<REF> Advertisements dated March and April 1937, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 72 and 80. </REF> |
| − | * [[Gelmar]] filters | + | * [[Gelmer|Gelmer or Gelmar]] filters (sold from 1938 to 1943)<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 81 and 99–100. </REF> |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 14 July 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. 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]
Contents
Camera list
- Collex (4.5×6 folder)
- National (4×6.5 and 3×4 folder)
- Semi National (4.5×6 folder)
- National Six (6×6 folder)
- Ugein (4.5×6 folder)
- Ugein (6×6 folder)
- Ugein (6×6 and 4.5×6 folder)
- Ruvinal (6×6 and 4.5×6 folder)
- Ruvinalflex (6×6 TLR)
Other
- Asia DO enlarger (sold ¥85 in 1937)[3]
- Gelmer or Gelmar filters (sold from 1938 to 1943)[4]
Notes
- ↑ Advertisements by Eikōdō dated 1936 to 1943, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 72, 80–1 and 99–100.
- ↑ Advertisements by Maki Shōji and Eikōdō dated 1951 to 1954, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 209–10.
- ↑ Advertisements dated March and April 1937, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 72 and 80.
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 81 and 99–100.
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.
