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+ | || ''Hamond. {{with permission}}'' | ||
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+ | == Marusō K.K. == | ||
+ | '''Marusō K.K.''' (丸惣{{kabu}}) was based in Tokyo, Kanda, in 1939, and was making the [[Hamond]] cameras.<REF> The address was Tōkyō, Kanda-ku Awaji-chō 1–1 (東京市神田区淡路町1–1). Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.84. </REF> (One source attributes the Hamond to "Marusō Kōgaku", but this is not the name appearing in the advertisements.)<REF> "Marusō Kōgaku": Lewis, p.55. </REF> | ||
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+ | '''K.K. Marusō Kōgaku''' ({{kabu}}丸惣光学) was active in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and was based in Asakusa, Tokyo.<REF> The address was in Tokyo, Taitō-ku, Asakusa (東京都台東区浅草霨一ノ二六). Source: advertisement on p.4 of {{NSKT}} April 20, 1948, reproduced on p.82 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF> It sold the [[Maruso Camera]] [[no-need-darkroom]] models c.1948, the [[Maruso Patent Box]] for [[Bolta film]] c.1949 and the [[Maruso Refe]] (or "Semi Ref") 4.5×6cm box c.1950. It surely also distributed the [[Maruso 35]] camera for [[Bolta film]] at the same period, though one source attributes this camera to "Maruso Camera Sha" (マルソカメラ社).<REF> Takesaki, p.96 of {{KKS}} no.21. </REF> (Another source attributes all these cameras to "Maruso Trading Co.", but this is certainly a confusion with the later distributor of the Top Camera.)<REF> "Maruso Trading Co.": {{SUG}}, items 4154–5 and 4224. </REF> | ||
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+ | == Maruso Trading Co. or Maruso Manufacturing == | ||
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+ | || [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kratz/2154924550/in/pool-camerawiki/ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2181/2154924550_1587e69e2b_t_d.jpg] | ||
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+ | || ''Top Camera. {{with permission}}'' | ||
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+ | The [[Top Camera]] 14×14mm subminiature made in the mid 1960s is attributed to '''Maruso Trading Co.''' or '''Maruso Manufacturing''' by various sources.<REF> "Maruso Trading Co.": {{SUG}}, item 5150 (Top I); {{MK}}, p.653. "Maruso Manufacturing": {{SUG}}, item 5151 (Top II). </REF> | ||
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* {{Lewis}} P.55 (brief mention only). | * {{Lewis}} P.55 (brief mention only). | ||
* {{McKeown12}} | * {{McKeown12}} | ||
+ | * {{NSKT1000}} Advertisement on p.82, corresponding to p.4 of the April 20, 1948 issue. | ||
* {{Zukan}} | * {{Zukan}} | ||
+ | * Takesaki Harutoshi (竹崎春年). "Boruta-han kamera no subete [katarogu]" (ボルタ判カメラのすべて[カタログ], All Bolta-size cameras [catalogue]). In {{KKS021}} Pp.95–105. | ||
[[Category: Japanese camera makers]] | [[Category: Japanese camera makers]] |
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The name Marusō (丸惣) applies to various Japanese companies. It is not known if these were related to each other.
Hamond. (Image rights) |
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Marusō K.K.
Marusō K.K. (丸惣㈱) was based in Tokyo, Kanda, in 1939, and was making the Hamond cameras.[1] (One source attributes the Hamond to "Marusō Kōgaku", but this is not the name appearing in the advertisements.)[2]
Marusō Kōgaku
K.K. Marusō Kōgaku (㈱丸惣光学) was active in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and was based in Asakusa, Tokyo.[3] It sold the Maruso Camera no-need-darkroom models c.1948, the Maruso Patent Box for Bolta film c.1949 and the Maruso Refe (or "Semi Ref") 4.5×6cm box c.1950. It surely also distributed the Maruso 35 camera for Bolta film at the same period, though one source attributes this camera to "Maruso Camera Sha" (マルソカメラ社).[4] (Another source attributes all these cameras to "Maruso Trading Co.", but this is certainly a confusion with the later distributor of the Top Camera.)[5]
Maruso Trading Co. or Maruso Manufacturing
Top Camera. (Image rights) |
The Top Camera 14×14mm subminiature made in the mid 1960s is attributed to Maruso Trading Co. or Maruso Manufacturing by various sources.[6]
Notes
- ↑ The address was Tōkyō, Kanda-ku Awaji-chō 1–1 (東京市神田区淡路町1–1). Source: advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.84.
- ↑ "Marusō Kōgaku": Lewis, p.55.
- ↑ The address was in Tokyo, Taitō-ku, Asakusa (東京都台東区浅草霨一ノ二六). Source: advertisement on p.4 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin April 20, 1948, reproduced on p.82 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
- ↑ Takesaki, p.96 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no.21.
- ↑ "Maruso Trading Co.": Sugiyama, items 4154–5 and 4224.
- ↑ "Maruso Trading Co.": Sugiyama, item 5150 (Top I); McKeown, p.653. "Maruso Manufacturing": Sugiyama, item 5151 (Top II).
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7.
- The Japanese Historical Camera. 日本の歴史的カメラ (Nihon no rekishiteki kamera). 2nd ed. Tokyo: JCII Camera Museum, 2004. p.36 (the Hamond B).
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P.55 (brief mention only).
- 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).
- Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin (日本写真興業通信). Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku (百号ごと十回の記録, Ten records, every hundred issues). Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin Sha (日本写真興業通信社), 1967. No ISBN number. Advertisement on p.82, corresponding to p.4 of the April 20, 1948 issue.
- 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.
- Takesaki Harutoshi (竹崎春年). "Boruta-han kamera no subete [katarogu]" (ボルタ判カメラのすべて[カタログ], All Bolta-size cameras [catalogue]). In Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.21, June 1992. No ISBN number. Kurashikku kamera daikenkyū (クラシックカメラ大研究, studies on classic cameras). Pp.95–105.