Marusō
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Marusō K.K. (丸惣株式会社) was a Japanese company, based in Tokyo[1], that made the Hamond cameras in 1939. It is called Marusō Kōgaku in Lewis.
In 1950, a camera called Semi Ref is attributed by Kokusan kamera no rekishi to Marusō Kōgaku (丸惣光学), a company that is probably related.
In the mid 1960s, the Top 14×14mm subminiature camera is attributed by McKeown to Maruso Trading Co.
Notes
- ↑ Its address in 1939 was Tōkyō-shi 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.
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).
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