Kyōto Seiki
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Recent sources mention a company called either "Kyoto Seiki Co.", "Kyoto Seiko Co." or "Kyoto Precision Manufacturing", presumably named after the city of Kyoto:
- the Flex Six 6×6 SLR made in the early 1940s is attributed to "Kyoto Seiki Co." in Sugiyama and McKeown (but it is a name variant of the Shinkoflex, certainly made by Shinkō Seiki);[1]
- the Lovely, a subminiature taking 14×14mm exposures on 17.5mm film and made in the late 1940s, is attributed to "Kyoto Seiki Co." in McKeown and to "Kyoto Seiko Co." in Sugiyama;[2]
- the Cine Vero, a 24×36mm viewfinder camera made in the 1940s, is attributed to "Kyoto Precision Manufacturing" in Sugiyama and McKeown (but some details hint that it was manufactured by Kinshō).[3]
All these names possibly correspond to a single company Kyōto Seiki (京都精機, meaning Kyoto Precision Products), but no original document has yet been found to support these claims.
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Bibliography
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover).
- Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5.
