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'''Matsuzaki Shashinki-ten''' (松崎写真機店) was a Japanese distributor. It was active at least as early as 1937 and at least as late as 1953.
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'''Matsuzaki Shashinki-ten''' (松崎写真機店) was a Japanese distributor based in Osaka.<REF> Its address from 1937 to 1953 was Ōsaka-shi Higashi-ku Kōraibashi 5&ndash;16 (大阪市東区高麗橋五丁目十六). Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.&nbsp;73, 112 and 136, and advertisements for the [[Gelto]] reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF> It was active at least as early as 1937 and at least as late as 1953.
  
Before the war, it sold the [[Baby Chrome]] and the [[Zeitax|Zeitax I]], and it was the authorized dealer in Kansai (Western Japan) of the [[Gelto]] made by [[Tōa Kōki]] and distributed by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]]. It was also selling the KI exposure meter.
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== Distributed cameras ==
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* [[Baby Chrome]]
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* [[Zeitax|Zeitax I]] (1941)<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;73. </REF>
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* [[Gelto]] (1937&ndash;8): authorized dealer in Kansai (Western Japan), the camera was distributed by [[Hattori|Hattori Tokei-ten]]<REF> Advertisements for the [[Gelto]] reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF>
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* [[Cosmoflex]] (1953)<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;136. </REF>
  
After the war, the company distributed the [[Cosmoflex]] TLR made by [[Alpha|Alpha Camera Seisakusho]].
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== Other ==
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* Gelto accessory rangefinder, for [[Gelto]] and for [[Arsen]]<REF> [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/cm02_41_l.jpg Advertisement] reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera], a page by Toshio Inamura. </REF>
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* Rangefinder conversions for the [[Gelto]], [[Arsen]], [[Picny]], [[Vero Four]], [[Roico]], [[Molby]] and [[Boltax]] (1943&ndash;4)<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;112. </REF>
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* KI extinction meter (1938&ndash;41)<REF> Advertisements for the [[Gelto]] reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/cm02_41_l.jpg Advertisement] reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera], a page by Toshio Inamura. </REF>
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* Tsubasa hood (1941)<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;73. [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/cm02_41_l.jpg Advertisement] reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera], a page by Toshio Inamura. </REF>
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* Tsubasa self-timer (1941)<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;73. [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/cm02_41_l.jpg Advertisement] reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera], a page by Toshio Inamura. </REF>
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* Tsubasa rangefinder (1953)<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;136. </REF>
  
Many advertisements issued by Matsuzaki, both before and after the war,<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.&nbsp;73 and 136. See also the various advertisements for the [[Gelto]] reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF> indicate that it was the "distributor of the Tsubasa photographic products" (ツバサ写真用品発売元). These Tsubasa accessories were perhaps made by [[Tōkyō Shashin|Tōkyō Shashin Kōgaku Kōgyō-sho]]. It is not known if they are unrelated with the cameras called Tsubasa made by [[Kigawa|Optochrom and later Kigawa]].
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Many advertisements issued by Matsuzaki, both before and after the war, indicate that it was the "distributor of the Tsubasa photographic products" (ツバサ写真用品発売元).<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.&nbsp;73 and 136. See also the various advertisements for the [[Gelto]] reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF> These Tsubasa accessories were perhaps made by [[Tōkyō Shashin|Tōkyō Shashin Kōgaku Kōgyō-sho]]. It is not known if they are unrelated with the cameras called Tsubasa made by [[Kigawa|Optochrom and later Kigawa]].
  
 
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* [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/G3.jpg Advertisement for the Tsubasa hood] published in the 20 June 1937 issue of ''Sunday Mainichi'', reproduced in the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki-v.htm small format camera page] of the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]
 
* [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/G3.jpg Advertisement for the Tsubasa hood] published in the 20 June 1937 issue of ''Sunday Mainichi'', reproduced in the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki-v.htm small format camera page] of the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]
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Matsuzaki Shashinki-ten (松崎写真機店) was a Japanese distributor based in Osaka.[1] It was active at least as early as 1937 and at least as late as 1953.

Distributed cameras

Other

Many advertisements issued by Matsuzaki, both before and after the war, indicate that it was the "distributor of the Tsubasa photographic products" (ツバサ写真用品発売元).[11] These Tsubasa accessories were perhaps made by Tōkyō Shashin Kōgaku Kōgyō-sho. It is not known if they are unrelated with the cameras called Tsubasa made by Optochrom and later Kigawa.

Notes

  1. Its address from 1937 to 1953 was Ōsaka-shi Higashi-ku Kōraibashi 5–16 (大阪市東区高麗橋五丁目十六). Source: advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 73, 112 and 136, and advertisements for the Gelto reproduced in the Gochamaze website.
  2. Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 73.
  3. Advertisements for the Gelto reproduced in the Gochamaze website.
  4. Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 136.
  5. Advertisement reproduced in Nostalgic Camera, a page by Toshio Inamura.
  6. Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 112.
  7. Advertisements for the Gelto reproduced in the Gochamaze website. Advertisement reproduced in Nostalgic Camera, a page by Toshio Inamura.
  8. Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 73. Advertisement reproduced in Nostalgic Camera, a page by Toshio Inamura.
  9. Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 73. Advertisement reproduced in Nostalgic Camera, a page by Toshio Inamura.
  10. Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 136.
  11. Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 73 and 136. See also the various advertisements for the Gelto reproduced in the Gochamaze website.

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In Japanese