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'''Kinshō Kōki Seisakusho''' (錦彰光機製作所, meaning Kinshō Optical Works) was a Japanese company based in Kyoto.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Kyōto-shi Kamigyō-ku Kita-Ōjidōri Horikawa-kado (京都市上京区北大路通堀川角). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943. </REF>
 
'''Kinshō Kōki Seisakusho''' (錦彰光機製作所, meaning Kinshō Optical Works) was a Japanese company based in Kyoto.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Kyōto-shi Kamigyō-ku Kita-Ōjidōri Horikawa-kado (京都市上京区北大路通堀川角). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943. </REF>
  
It made the [[Vero Four]] camera and its Verona 60/3.5 three-element lens.<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, item 153, lens item K4. </REF> A ''K.S.'' logo was used on this camera, probably for <U>K</U>in<U>s</U>hō or <U>K</U>inshō <U>S</U>eisakusho.
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The company used a ''K.S.'' logo on the [[Vero Four]] and a ''K.S. FABRIK'' marking on the Rapid-Presto shutter and reportedly on the [[Semi Rosen|Semi Rosen U]].<REF> The ''K.S. FABRIK'' marking is reported on the back of an example of the [[Semi Rosen|Semi Rosen U]] observed in an online auction. </REF> "K.S." perhaps stands for <U>K</U>in<U>s</U>hō. {{McKeown}} says that "K.S. Fabrik" is related to [[Proud]] and that it made the [[Semi Lucky]] and the [[Semi Rosen]].<REF> {{McKeown}}, p.&nbsp;572. </REF> The attribution of the Semi Lucky is a mistake: it is well established that it was made by [[Fujimoto]]. The relation to Proud is unconfirmed, it is perhaps a confusion induced by the name Rosen, probably owned by [[Ōsawa Shōkai]] which also sold the [[Baby Rosen, Rosen Four and Adler Four|Baby Rosen and Rosen Four]] made by Proud.
  
The company also made the Rapid-Presto shutter (T, B, 1&ndash;500) mounted on the [[Semi Rosen|Semi Rosen U]] and on the [[Primo]], perhaps a name variant of the Rapid-Vero shutter of the Vero Four.<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, shutter item 18-R-4. </REF> This shutter sometimes has a ''K.S. FABRIK'' marking. The same marking is also reported on the back on the [[Semi Rosen|Semi Rosen U]],<REF> Example described in an online auction. </REF> which was perhaps made by the company too.
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== Camera list ==
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Confirmed:
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* [[Vero Four]]<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, item 153. </REF>
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Probable:
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* [[Semi Rosen|Semi Rosen U]]<REF> The ''K.S. FABRIK'' marking is reported on the back of an example observed in an online auction. {{Sugiyama}}, items 1243&ndash;4, and {{McKeown}}, pp.&nbsp;592 and 804, attribute the camera to "K.S. Fabrik" and Proud. </REF>
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* [[Cine Vero]]<REF> {{McKeown}}, p.&nbsp;592, attributes the Cine Vero to Kyoto Precision Mfg. The name "Vero" and the Rapid-Presto shutter might indicate that it was made by Kinshō. </REF>
  
Kinshō also made the KP III shutter mounted on at least one version of the [[Mulix]].<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, shutter item 18-P-9. </REF>
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== Shutter list ==
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* Rapid-Presto (T, B, 1&ndash;500) on the [[Semi Rosen|Semi Rosen U]], [[Primo]] and [[Cine Vero]]<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, shutter item 18-R-4. </REF>
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* KP&nbsp;III (T, B, 1&ndash;200) on the [[Mulix]]<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, shutter item 18-P-9. </REF>
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The Rapid-Vero mounted on the [[Vero Four]] is perhaps a name variant of the Rapid-Presto.<REF> The {{Inquiry1943_short}}, item 153, says that the Vero Four has a Rapid-Presto shutter whereas all the observed cameras have a Rapid-Vero with the same features. </REF>
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A shutter only marked ''K.K.S.'' (T, B, 1&ndash;200) has been observed on an example of the [[Semi Rosen|Semi Rosen U]].<REF> Example observed in an online auction. The top speed is barely legible. </REF> The initials might stand for <U>K</U>inshō <U>K</U>ōki <U>S</U>eisakusho.
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== Other ==
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Kinshō made the Verona 60/3.5 three-element lens mounted on the [[Vero Four|Vero Four F]].<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, lens item K4. </REF>
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== Trivia around the K.S. name ==
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There are other occurrences of a similar name, that are maybe completely unrelated. An ever ready case for a [[Semi Prince]] has been observed with the marking ''K.S.U.'' embossed in the back.<REF> Case observed in an online auction. </REF> The postwar [[Sumida]] company that followed the prewar [[Proud]] company also used a ''KSK'' logo, whose meaning is unknown.
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* {{Inquiry1943}}
 
* {{Inquiry1943}}
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* {{McKeown12}} Pp.&nbsp;572, 592 and 804.
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* {{Zukan}}
  
 
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[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
 
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Kinshō Kōki Seisakusho (錦彰光機製作所, meaning Kinshō Optical Works) was a Japanese company based in Kyoto.[1]

The company used a K.S. logo on the Vero Four and a K.S. FABRIK marking on the Rapid-Presto shutter and reportedly on the Semi Rosen U.[2] "K.S." perhaps stands for Kinshō. McKeown says that "K.S. Fabrik" is related to Proud and that it made the Semi Lucky and the Semi Rosen.[3] The attribution of the Semi Lucky is a mistake: it is well established that it was made by Fujimoto. The relation to Proud is unconfirmed, it is perhaps a confusion induced by the name Rosen, probably owned by Ōsawa Shōkai which also sold the Baby Rosen and Rosen Four made by Proud.

Camera list

Confirmed:

Probable:

Shutter list

The Rapid-Vero mounted on the Vero Four is perhaps a name variant of the Rapid-Presto.[9]

A shutter only marked K.K.S. (T, B, 1–200) has been observed on an example of the Semi Rosen U.[10] The initials might stand for Kinshō Kōki Seisakusho.

Other

Kinshō made the Verona 60/3.5 three-element lens mounted on the Vero Four F.[11]

Trivia around the K.S. name

There are other occurrences of a similar name, that are maybe completely unrelated. An ever ready case for a Semi Prince has been observed with the marking K.S.U. embossed in the back.[12] The postwar Sumida company that followed the prewar Proud company also used a KSK logo, whose meaning is unknown.

Notes

  1. Its address in 1943 was Kyōto-shi Kamigyō-ku Kita-Ōjidōri Horikawa-kado (京都市上京区北大路通堀川角). Source: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943.
  2. The K.S. FABRIK marking is reported on the back of an example of the Semi Rosen U observed in an online auction.
  3. McKeown, p. 572.
  4. "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), item 153.
  5. The K.S. FABRIK marking is reported on the back of an example observed in an online auction. Sugiyama, items 1243–4, and McKeown, pp. 592 and 804, attribute the camera to "K.S. Fabrik" and Proud.
  6. McKeown, p. 592, attributes the Cine Vero to Kyoto Precision Mfg. The name "Vero" and the Rapid-Presto shutter might indicate that it was made by Kinshō.
  7. "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), shutter item 18-R-4.
  8. "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), shutter item 18-P-9.
  9. The "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), item 153, says that the Vero Four has a Rapid-Presto shutter whereas all the observed cameras have a Rapid-Vero with the same features.
  10. Example observed in an online auction. The top speed is barely legible.
  11. "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), lens item K4.
  12. Case observed in an online auction.

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