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| − | '''Honjō Shōkai''' (本庄商会) was a Japanese distributor founded in 1916 by Honjō Kenzaburō (本庄憲三郎). It was based in Kōbe.<REF> Its address in 1942 was Kōbe-shi Motomachi-ku Motomachi-dōri 6-chōme (神戸市元町区元町通六丁目). </REF> It distributed the wartime [[Waltax]] together with [[Nihon Shōkai]].<REF> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki23.jpg Advertisement] for the Waltax published in | + | '''Honjō Shōkai''' (本庄商会) was a Japanese distributor founded in 1916 by Honjō Kenzaburō (本庄憲三郎). It was based in Kōbe.<REF> Its address in 1942 was Kōbe-shi Motomachi-ku Motomachi-dōri 6-chōme (神戸市元町区元町通六丁目). </REF> It distributed the wartime [[Waltax]] together with [[Nihon Shōkai]].<REF> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki23.jpg Advertisement] for the Waltax published in ''[[Asahi Graph]]'' (3 March 1943), reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website], and advertisement for the Waltax published between 1942 and 1945, reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera] by Toshio Inamura. </REF> The two companies also appear as authorized dealers on a wartime advertisement for the [[Mamiya Six|Mamiya Six II and III]] and some [[Walz]] accessories.<REF> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki2.jpg Advertisement] for the Waltax published in ''[[Asahi Graph]]'' (22 December 1943), reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF> |
The company became '''Honjō K.K.''' (本庄株式会社, translated as "Honjo & Co.") in 1960 and it still exists as a wholesaler of photographic products. | The company became '''Honjō K.K.''' (本庄株式会社, translated as "Honjo & Co.") in 1960 and it still exists as a wholesaler of photographic products. | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 19 March 2007
Honjō Shōkai (本庄商会) was a Japanese distributor founded in 1916 by Honjō Kenzaburō (本庄憲三郎). It was based in Kōbe.[1] It distributed the wartime Waltax together with Nihon Shōkai.[2] The two companies also appear as authorized dealers on a wartime advertisement for the Mamiya Six II and III and some Walz accessories.[3]
The company became Honjō K.K. (本庄株式会社, translated as "Honjo & Co.") in 1960 and it still exists as a wholesaler of photographic products.
Notes
- ↑ Its address in 1942 was Kōbe-shi Motomachi-ku Motomachi-dōri 6-chōme (神戸市元町区元町通六丁目).
- ↑ Advertisement for the Waltax published in Asahi Graph (3 March 1943), reproduced in the Gochamaze website, and advertisement for the Waltax published between 1942 and 1945, reproduced in Nostalgic Camera by Toshio Inamura.
- ↑ Advertisement for the Waltax published in Asahi Graph (22 December 1943), reproduced in the Gochamaze website.
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