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| − | '''Kikō- | + | '''Kikō-Dō''' (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo.<REF> Its address in 1937 and 1938 was Tōkyō-shi nihonbashi-ku Kodenma-chō 1, 1 (東京市日本馬市区小伝馬町1の1). Source: advertisements for the Super Makinet Six reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 94. </REF> 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 6×6 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 6×6 TLRs called Superflex, but it is probably unrelated. | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 7 December 2006
Kikō-Dō (暿光堂) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo.[1] 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.[2] 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
- Super Makinet Six 6×6 strut-folder by Umemoto
- Super Flex Baby 4×4 SLR by Umemoto
Cameras sold as authorized dealer
- Wester or Semi Wester 4.5×6 folder by Nishida
Other
- Super accessory rangefinder (sold ¥15 in 1937)[3]
Notes
- ↑ Its address in 1937 and 1938 was Tōkyō-shi nihonbashi-ku Kodenma-chō 1, 1 (東京市日本馬市区小伝馬町1の1). Source: advertisements for the Super Makinet Six reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 94.
- ↑ Umemoto company history.
- ↑ Advertisement dated April 1937 for the Super Makinet Six, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 94.
Links
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