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'''Mars Shashin Kōgyō-sha''' (マース写真工業社) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo, Ebara in 1943.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Tōkyō-to Ebara-ku Ebara 5&ndash;28 (東京都荏原区荏原5&ndash;28). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943. </REF> It was listed in the {{Inquiry1943_short}} as the maker of the Patent Mars shutter (T, B, 1&ndash;250) mounted on the [[Semi Mulber]], [[Zeitax|Semi Zeitax]], [[Semi Miss]] and [[Starflex]]. It certainly made the Lex shutter (T, B, 5&ndash;200) observed on an example of the [[Weha Six]] and marked ''Mars Tokyo'' at the top of the shutter plate.<REF> Example pictured in {{Sugiyama}}, item 1266. </REF> This shutter was perhaps also offered on the [[Semi Rosen|Semi Rosen III]] and on the [[Roavic]].<REF> Semi Rosen III: {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;343. Roavic: advertisement dated February 1942, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;105. In both cases, the shutter is called レックス in ''katakana'' only. </REF> It was perhaps also related to the [[Baby Balnet]] camera.<REF> {{Sugiyama}} attributes the camera to "Fuji Optical Co." in item 1032 and to "Mars Optical Works" and "Fuji Trading Co." in item 1278. </REF>
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'''Mars Shashin Kōgyō-sha''' (マース写真工業社) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo, Ebara in 1943.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Tōkyō-to Ebara-ku Ebara 5&ndash;28 (東京都荏原区荏原5&ndash;28). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}. </REF> It was listed in the April 1943 government inquiry as the maker of the Patent Mars shutter (T, B, 1&ndash;250) mounted on the [[Semi Mulber]], [[Zeitax|Semi Zeitax]], [[Semi Miss]] and [[Starflex]]. The company also made the [[Lex]] shutter (T, B, 5&ndash;200), and perhaps the Balnet shutter foud on some [[Baby Balnet]] cameras.
  
 
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Mars Shashin Kōgyō-sha (マース写真工業社) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo, Ebara in 1943.[1] It was listed in the April 1943 government inquiry as the maker of the Patent Mars shutter (T, B, 1–250) mounted on the Semi Mulber, Semi Zeitax, Semi Miss and Starflex. The company also made the Lex shutter (T, B, 5–200), and perhaps the Balnet shutter foud on some Baby Balnet cameras.

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  1. Its address in 1943 was Tōkyō-to Ebara-ku Ebara 5–28 (東京都荏原区荏原5–28). Source: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras").

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