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'''Hinomaruya''' (ひのまるや) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo.<REF> Its address from 1951 to 1953 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Araijuku 1&ndash;2358, Ōmori-ekimae (東京大田区新井宿1&ndash;2358・大森駅前). In 1954 it was Tōkyō-to Chiyoda-ku Kanda-awaji-chō (東京都千代田区神田淡路町) and from 1955 to 1958 it was Tōkyō-to Chūō-ku Nihonbashi Muromachi 4&ndash;3 (東京都中央区日本橋室町4&ndash;3). Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.&nbsp;156&ndash;8 and 183. </REF> It was the distributor of the [[Nicca]] cameras from 1951 to 1958 and an authorized dealer of the [[Takagawa|Masmy]] cameras in 1951.
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'''Hinomaruya''' (ひのまるや) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo.<REF> Its address from 1946 to 1953 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Araijuku 1–2358, Ōmori-ekimae (東京大田区新井宿1–2358・大森駅前). In 1954 it was Tōkyō-to Chiyoda-ku Kanda-awaji-chō (東京都千代田区神田淡路町) and from 1955 to 1958 it was Tōkyō-to Chūō-ku Nihonbashi Muromachi 4–3 (東京都中央区日本橋室町4–3). Source: advertisements in {{AR}} March 1946 and February 1949, and advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.156–8 and 183. </REF> It was already active in 1946.<REF> Advertisement in {{AR}} March 1946, p.4. </REF> It was the distributor of the [[Nicca]] cameras from 1951 to 1958 and an authorized dealer of the [[Masmy]] cameras by [[Masmy|Takagawa]] in 1951.
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== Distributed products ==
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As main distributor:
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* [[Nicca]] cameras (1951–8)
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* [[Melcon]] and [[Melcon II]] (1955–7)
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* Nikkor lenses in Leica screw mount (1951–8)
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As authorized dealer:
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* [[Masmy]] cameras (c.1951)
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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* {{AR}}. Advertisements by Hinomaruya in [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/3150610862/ March 1946] (p.4), [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/3151528936/ April 1946] (p.30), May 1946 (p.38), July 1946 (p.20) and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/2458785065/ February 1949] (p.29).
 
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[[Category: Japanese distributors]]

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Hinomaruya (ひのまるや) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo.[1] It was already active in 1946.[2] It was the distributor of the Nicca cameras from 1951 to 1958 and an authorized dealer of the Masmy cameras by Takagawa in 1951.

Distributed products

As main distributor:

  • Nicca cameras (1951–8)
  • Melcon and Melcon II (1955–7)
  • Nikkor lenses in Leica screw mount (1951–8)

As authorized dealer:

Notes

  1. Its address from 1946 to 1953 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Araijuku 1–2358, Ōmori-ekimae (東京大田区新井宿1–2358・大森駅前). In 1954 it was Tōkyō-to Chiyoda-ku Kanda-awaji-chō (東京都千代田区神田淡路町) and from 1955 to 1958 it was Tōkyō-to Chūō-ku Nihonbashi Muromachi 4–3 (東京都中央区日本橋室町4–3). Source: advertisements in Ars Camera March 1946 and February 1949, and advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.156–8 and 183.
  2. Advertisement in Ars Camera March 1946, p.4.

Bibliography