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'''Masumi Shōkai''' (真清商会) was a Japanese distributor active in 1949 in Tokyo, Chūō-ku Nihonbashi-dōri 2–1 (東京都中央区日本橋通二丁目一番地).<REF> Advertisement in ''[[Ars Camera]]'' February 1949, p.50. </REF> Its name might be the origin of the brand Masmy (マスミー) used on cameras made by [[Takagawa]], but this is a mere guess based on the sound similarity.
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'''Masumi Shōkai''' (真清商会) was a Japanese distributor active in 1949 in Tokyo, Chūō-ku Nihonbashi-dōri 2–1 (東京都中央区日本橋通二丁目一番地).<REF> Advertisement in ''[[Ars Camera]]'' February 1949, p.50. </REF> The name Masumi presents some sound similarity with the brand Masmy (マスミー) used on cameras made by [[Takagawa]] and on some accessories, but it is not known if there is a relation.
  
 
''The name Masumi was also used for the lens of some [[Meiritto, Meisupi and Meikai]] cameras made by [[Tougodo]] before 1945.''
 
''The name Masumi was also used for the lens of some [[Meiritto, Meisupi and Meikai]] cameras made by [[Tougodo]] before 1945.''

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Masumi Shōkai (真清商会) was a Japanese distributor active in 1949 in Tokyo, Chūō-ku Nihonbashi-dōri 2–1 (東京都中央区日本橋通二丁目一番地).[1] The name Masumi presents some sound similarity with the brand Masmy (マスミー) used on cameras made by Takagawa and on some accessories, but it is not known if there is a relation.

The name Masumi was also used for the lens of some Meiritto, Meisupi and Meikai cameras made by Tougodo before 1945.

Notes

  1. Advertisement in Ars Camera February 1949, p.50.

Bibliography

  • Ars Camera. Advertisement by Masumi Shōkai in February 1949 (p.50).