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| − | '''Hagi Kōgyō Bōeki K.K.''' (萩工業貿易{{kabu}}) was a Japanese company, based in Tokyo with a branch in Osaka. In advertisements dated from 1936 to 1942, the address was Kyōbashi-ku Ginza Nishi 7-chōme, 5 (東京市京橋区銀座西七丁目五) in Tokyo and Minami-ku Junkeimachi-dōri 3-chōme (大阪市南区順慶町通三丁目) in Osaka.<REF> Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. | + | '''Hagi Kōgyō Bōeki K.K.''' (萩工業貿易{{kabu}}) was a Japanese company, based in Tokyo with a branch in Osaka. In advertisements dated from 1936 to 1942, the address was Kyōbashi-ku Ginza Nishi 7-chōme, 5 (東京市京橋区銀座西七丁目五) in Tokyo and Minami-ku Junkeimachi-dōri 3-chōme (大阪市南区順慶町通三丁目) in Osaka.<REF> Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.68–9. </REF> In the {{Inquiry1943_short}} of early 1943, the Tokyo address was Ōmori-ku Tsutsumikata-chō<!-- or Tsutsumikata-machi --> 187 (東京都大森区堤方町187) and the company was simply called Hagi Kōgyō K.K. (萩工業{{kabu}}), perhaps by mistake. |
| − | In Japanese, ''hagi'' is the name of a variety of clover and the company sold Clover cameras at least between 1936 and 1943.<REF> Dates: {{Kokusan}}, p. | + | In Japanese, ''hagi'' is the name of a variety of clover and the company sold Clover cameras at least between 1936 and 1943.<REF> Dates: {{Kokusan}}, p.336. </REF> The [[Clover-Six and Vester-Six|Clover-Six]] and perhaps the [[Semi Clover]] were made by [[Ginrei|Ginrei Kōki]]. It seems that Hagi made all the [[Japanese 3×4 and 4×4 pseudo TLR]] cameras sold between 1937 and 1943. It is confirmed that it made the first of them, called Clover Baby Ref and released in 1937, and the last one, called Alma Baby Ref and advertised until 1943.<REF> Manufacturer of the Clover Baby Ref: the August 1937 advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.69, gives Hagi as the maker and distributor (製造発売元). Manufacturer of the Alma Baby Ref: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, item 194. </REF> All the other models are similar to either one of these, and they were certainly made by Hagi too. |
== Clover cameras == | == Clover cameras == | ||
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| − | * [[Baby Clover]] ( | + | * [[Baby Clover]] (4×6.5 box) |
| − | * [[Clover Vest, Friend and Kooa|Clover Vest]] ( | + | * [[Clover Vest, Friend and Kooa|Clover Vest]] (4×6.5 strut-folder) |
| − | * [[Japanese | + | * [[Japanese 3×4 and 4×4 pseudo TLR|Clover Baby Ref]] (3×4 pseudo TLR, made by Hagi) |
| − | * [[Semi Clover]] (4. | + | * [[Semi Clover]] (4.5×6 folder, certainly made by Ginrei) |
| − | * [[Clover-Six and Vester-Six|Clover-Six]] ( | + | * [[Clover-Six and Vester-Six|Clover-Six]] (6×6 folder, certainly made by Ginrei) |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 00:16, 15 January 2008
Hagi Kōgyō Bōeki K.K. (萩工業貿易㈱) was a Japanese company, based in Tokyo with a branch in Osaka. In advertisements dated from 1936 to 1942, the address was Kyōbashi-ku Ginza Nishi 7-chōme, 5 (東京市京橋区銀座西七丁目五) in Tokyo and Minami-ku Junkeimachi-dōri 3-chōme (大阪市南区順慶町通三丁目) in Osaka.[1] In the "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras") of early 1943, the Tokyo address was Ōmori-ku Tsutsumikata-chō 187 (東京都大森区堤方町187) and the company was simply called Hagi Kōgyō K.K. (萩工業㈱), perhaps by mistake.
In Japanese, hagi is the name of a variety of clover and the company sold Clover cameras at least between 1936 and 1943.[2] The Clover-Six and perhaps the Semi Clover were made by Ginrei Kōki. It seems that Hagi made all the Japanese 3×4 and 4×4 pseudo TLR cameras sold between 1937 and 1943. It is confirmed that it made the first of them, called Clover Baby Ref and released in 1937, and the last one, called Alma Baby Ref and advertised until 1943.[3] All the other models are similar to either one of these, and they were certainly made by Hagi too.
Clover cameras
- Baby Clover (4×6.5 box)
- Clover Vest (4×6.5 strut-folder)
- Clover Baby Ref (3×4 pseudo TLR, made by Hagi)
- Semi Clover (4.5×6 folder, certainly made by Ginrei)
- Clover-Six (6×6 folder, certainly made by Ginrei)
Notes
- ↑ Source: advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.68–9.
- ↑ Dates: Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.336.
- ↑ Manufacturer of the Clover Baby Ref: the August 1937 advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.69, gives Hagi as the maker and distributor (製造発売元). Manufacturer of the Alma Baby Ref: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), item 194.
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.
- "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" (国産写真機ノ現状調査, Inquiry into Japanese cameras), listing Japanese camera production as of April 1943. Reproduced in Supuringu kamera de ikou: Zen 69 kishu no shōkai to tsukaikata (スプリングカメラでいこう: 全69機種の紹介と使い方, Let's try spring cameras: Presentation and use of 69 machines). Tokyo: Shashinkogyo Syuppan-sha, 2004. ISBN 4-87956-072-3. Pp.180–7.
