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'''Eikō-Dō''' (榮光堂) was a Japanese camera maker or distributor in the 1930s and 1940s.
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'''Eikōdō''' (栄光堂) was a Japanese distributor, active as early as 1935.<REF> Advertisement in ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'' June 1st, 1935, reproduced on p.27 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF> 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> Advertisement in {{NSKT}} June 1st, 1935, reproduced on p.27 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. Advertisements by Eikōdō dated 1936 to 1943, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.72, 80–1 and 99–100. </REF>
  
It distributed the National (4&times;6.5 and 3&times;4 dual format), Semi National (4.5&times;6) and National Six (6&times;6) folders.
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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) 1–1, again in Tokyo.<REF> Advertisements by Maki Shōji and Eikōdō dated 1951 to 1954, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.209–10. </REF>
  
A 1939 advertisement by Eikō-{{ref|1}} offers the Semi National II (セミ・ナショナルⅡ型) and National Six II (ナショナル・シックスⅡ型), both with body release, in many variants from &yen;75 to &yen;150.
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== Camera list ==
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* [[Need]] (6.5×9 plate folder)
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* [[Collex]] (4.5×6 folder)
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* [[National (4×6.5)|National]] (4×6.5 and 3×4 folder)
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* [[National and Ugein|Semi National]] (4.5×6 folder)
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* [[National and Ugein|National Six]] (6×6 folder)
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* [[National and Ugein|Ugein]] (4.5×6 folder)
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* [[National and Ugein|Ugein]] (6×6 folder)
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* [[National and Ugein|Ugein]] (6×6 and 4.5×6 folder)
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* [[Ruvinal]] (6×6 and 4.5×6 folder)
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* [[Ruvinalflex]] (6×6 TLR)
  
Its address in 1937 was Tōkyō-shi Kanda-ku Nishi-Kanda 1, 1 (東京市神田區西神田1ノ1){{ref|3}}. Its address in 1954 was Tōkyō-to Chūō-ku Maki-chō 1, 1 (東京都中央区槇町1の1){{ref|2}}.
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== Other ==
 
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* Asia DO enlarger (sold ¥85 in 1937)<REF> Advertisements dated March and April 1937, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.72 and 80. </REF>
== 120 film ==
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* [[Gelmer|Gelmer or Gelmar]] filters (sold from 1938 to 1943)<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.81 and 99–100. </REF>
=== 4.5&times;6 folder ===
 
* Semi National II
 
 
 
=== 6&times;6 folder ===
 
* National Six II
 
* Ruvinal A
 
* Ruvinal B
 
 
 
=== 6&times;6 TLR ===
 
* Ruvinal flex A
 
* Ruvinal flex B
 
 
 
== 127 film ==
 
=== 4&times;6.5 folder ===
 
* National (dual 4&times;6.5 and 3&times;4 format)
 
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
# {{note|1}}Advertisement for the Semi National II and National Six II, reproduced in a [http://www.warbirds.jp/heiki/31000.htm page of Japanese prewar ads] at the [http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~heikiseikatsu/index.html Heiki Seikatsu website], originally published in the Oct 1939 issue of ''Asahi Camera''.
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# {{note|3}}{{Showa10ad|Collex and National|109|Apr 1937|Asahi Camera}}
 
# {{note|2}}{{shashinbako|Ruvinal (A and B) and Ruvinal flex(A and B)|17843208}}
 
 
 
== Links ==
 
  
* [http://www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ruvinal.html Ruvinal flex IIIA] at [http://www.geocities.jp/yastsuji/ Otowa no ni-kan refu]
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== Bibliography ==
* [http://www.warbirds.jp/heiki/31000.htm A page of Japanese prewar ads] at the [http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~heikiseikatsu/index.html Heiki Seikatsu website], the third ad is for the Semi National and National Six
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* {{Showa10}}
* {{shashinbako|Ruvinal (A and B) and Ruvinal flex (A and B)|17843208}}
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* {{NSKT1000}} P.27, corresponding to p.9 of the June 1st, 1935 issue.
  
[[Category: Camera makers]]
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[[Category: Japanese distributors]]
[[Category: Japanese companies]]
 

Latest revision as of 06:36, 16 November 2019

Eikōdō (栄光堂) was a Japanese distributor, active as early as 1935.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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Notes

  1. Advertisement in Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin June 1st, 1935, reproduced on p.27 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
  2. Advertisement in Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin June 1st, 1935, reproduced on p.27 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku. Advertisements by Eikōdō dated 1936 to 1943, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.72, 80–1 and 99–100.
  3. Advertisements by Maki Shōji and Eikōdō dated 1951 to 1954, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.209–10.
  4. Advertisements dated March and April 1937, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.72 and 80.
  5. 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.
  • Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin (日本写真興業通信). Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku (百号ごと十回の記録, Ten records, every hundred issues). Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin Sha (日本写真興業通信社), 1967. No ISBN number. P.27, corresponding to p.9 of the June 1st, 1935 issue.