Masmy
The company that would become Masmy appeared in the early 1950s as Takagawa Kōki Seisakusho (高川光機製作所), based in Kamiikegami, Tokyo.[1] It made the Semi Masmy 4.5×6 folder from 1951, and the Masmy Flex 6×6 TLR from 1952.
By mid 1955, the company had renamed itself Masmy Kōki Seisaku K.K. (マスミー光機製作㈱), at the same address,[2] and was making a variety of camera accessories.
Contents
Camera list
- Semi Masmy (4.5×6 folders)
- Masmy Flex (6×6 TLR)
Other
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| Advertisement by Masmy in the October 1955 special issue of Photo Art. (Image rights) |
The following Masmy accessories were advertised in October 1955:[3]
- Masmy film winder, rewind crank for Leica and Leica copies, ¥390
- Boldapter,[4] Bolta film adapter for the Ricohflex, ¥280
- Masmy film spooler, for 35mm film, ¥320
- Masmy freely moving flash shoe, ¥340
- Masmy sports finder (observed with 35/50/85/100/135mm focal lengths):[5]
- type S, ¥1,400
- type P, ¥680
- Masmykin, 35mm film adapter for 120 film cameras:
- for folding cameras, ¥980
- for TLR cameras, ¥1,200
- Masmirar reflex finder, ¥980
- Fixar,[6] vice with tripod screws and accessory shoe, ¥480
- Masmy snap holder, monopod-like holder with strap, ¥980
- Masmy album cover, ¥20
Notes
- ↑ Its address in 1953 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Kamiikegami-chō 1091 (東京都大田区上池上町1091). Source: advertisement dated May 1953 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.183.
- ↑ Table in the June 1955 special issue of Photo Art, p.156, and advertisement in the October 1955 special issue of the same magazine, p.158.
- ↑ Advertisement in the October 1955 special issue of the same magazine, p.158.
- ↑ Name inferred from the katakana ボルダプター.
- ↑ Finder observed in an online auction.
- ↑ Name inferred from the katakana ボルダプター.
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.
- Photo Art rinji zōkan: Kamera akusesarī zensho (フォトアート臨時増刊・カメラアクセサリー全書, Photo Art special issue: All the camera accessories). June 1955, no.80 of the magazine. "Kamera akusesarī kokunai mēkā ichiranhyō" (カメラアクセサリー国内メーカー一覧表, Table of the Japanese makers of camera accessories). Pp.156–7.
- Photo Art rinji zōkan: Kamera no chishiki (フォトアート臨時増刊・カメラの知識, Photo Art special issue: Knowledge of cameras). October 1955, no.87 of the magazine. Advertisement by Masmy Kōki Seisaku on p.158.
Links
- Masmy Flex and specs at Japan Family Camera
