Hinomaruya
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Advertisement by Hinomaruya in Ars Camera February 1949. (Image rights) |
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:
As authorized dealer:
- Masmy cameras (c.1951)
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Advertisement in Ars Camera March 1946, p.4.
Bibliography
- Ars Camera. Advertisements by Hinomaruya in March 1946 (p.4), April 1946 (p.30), May 1946 (p.38), July 1946 (p.20) and February 1949 (p.29).
- 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.