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| − | '''Fujiwara Seisakusho''' (藤原製作所) is a Japanese camera maker about which very little is known. It made the [[Oscar Six]] and [[Renown Six]]. In advertisements for these two cameras, its address is given as Arakawa-ku, Minami Senju (荒川区南千住) 2–13, northeast of central Tokyo. | + | '''Fujiwara Seisakusho''' (藤原製作所) is a Japanese camera maker about which very little is known. It made the [[Oscar Six]] and [[Renown Six]] in 1953 and 1954. In advertisements for these two cameras, its address is given as Arakawa-ku, Minami Senju (荒川区南千住) 2–13, northeast of central Tokyo.<REF> Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 124 and 212. </REF> |
Fujiwara is a surname, and ''seisakusho'' means factory. | Fujiwara is a surname, and ''seisakusho'' means factory. | ||
| − | A company of the same name (and named either Fujiwara Scientific Co. Ltd. or Fujiwara Factory in English) exists today ( | + | A company of the same name (and named either Fujiwara Scientific Co. Ltd. or Fujiwara Factory in English) exists today (2007). It was set up well before these two folding cameras were made.<ref>[http://www.fujiwara-sc.co.jp/company/comp03.html Fujiwara Scientific company history] (in Japanese).</ref> It makes scientific instruments, and its relationship with the producer of the cameras is unclear.<!-- I suppose one of us should ask. --> |
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| + | == Bibliography == | ||
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[[Category:Japanese camera makers]] | [[Category:Japanese camera makers]] | ||
Revision as of 09:09, 8 May 2007
Fujiwara Seisakusho (藤原製作所) is a Japanese camera maker about which very little is known. It made the Oscar Six and Renown Six in 1953 and 1954. In advertisements for these two cameras, its address is given as Arakawa-ku, Minami Senju (荒川区南千住) 2–13, northeast of central Tokyo.[1]
Fujiwara is a surname, and seisakusho means factory.
A company of the same name (and named either Fujiwara Scientific Co. Ltd. or Fujiwara Factory in English) exists today (2007). It was set up well before these two folding cameras were made.[2] It makes scientific instruments, and its relationship with the producer of the cameras is unclear.
Notes
- ↑ Source: advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 124 and 212.
- ↑ Fujiwara Scientific company history (in Japanese).
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.
