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'''Kikō-dō''' (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, it asked Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎) to set up a camera plant. That would be [[Umemoto]] Seisakusho, founded in 1935. It sold the cameras made by [[Umemoto]] at least until the war. Among them were a 6×6 folding camera called Makinet 6 (マキネット6) in 1936 and the [[Super Flex Baby]] from 1938 until at least 1942. Kikō-Dō was also an authorized dealer of the [[Wester folders|Wester or Semi Wester]] 4.5×6 folder by [[Nishida]].
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'''Kikō-dō''' (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, the company asked Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎) to set up a camera plant, that would become [[Umemoto|Umemoto Seisakusho]], founded in 1935.<REF> [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history]. </REF> It sold the cameras made by Umemoto until the war.
  
 
After the war, there was a company called Bikō-Dō Seisakusho (美光堂製作所) or Super Photo (スーパー写真), that made a series of 6&times;6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated.
 
After the war, there was a company called Bikō-Dō Seisakusho (美光堂製作所) or Super Photo (スーパー写真), that made a series of 6&times;6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated.
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== Cameras distributed ==
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* [[Super Makinet Six]] 6&times;6 strut-folder by [[Umemoto]]
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* [[Super Flex Baby]] 4&times;4 SLR by [[Umemoto]]
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== Cameras sold as authorized dealer ==
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* [[Wester folders|Wester or Semi Wester]] 4.5&times;6 folder by [[Nishida]]
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== Other ==
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* Super accessory rangefinder (sold &yen;15 in 1937)<REF> Advertisement dated April 1937 for the Super Makinet Six, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;94. </REF>
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== Notes ==
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== Links ==
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In Japanese:
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* [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Company history] at the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/index.htm Umemoto official website]
  
 
[[Category: Japanese distributors]]
 
[[Category: Japanese distributors]]

Revision as of 18:59, 7 December 2006

Kikō-dō (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor. In 1934, the company asked Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎) to set up a camera plant, that would become Umemoto Seisakusho, founded in 1935.[1] It sold the cameras made by Umemoto until the war.

After the war, there was a company called Bikō-Dō Seisakusho (美光堂製作所) or Super Photo (スーパー写真), that made a series of 6×6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated.

Cameras distributed

Cameras sold as authorized dealer

Other

  • Super accessory rangefinder (sold ¥15 in 1937)[2]

Notes

  1. Umemoto company history.
  2. Advertisement dated April 1937 for the Super Makinet Six, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 94.

Links

In Japanese: