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The initials '''N.M.K.''' are found — in lowercase letters ''n.m.k.'' — on a few Japanese products from the late 1930s to late 1940s. The signification of the initials is obscure, though they certainly correspond to some company name.

== List of occurrences ==
The ''n.m.k.'' initials are engraved above the viewfinder of very early examples of the [[Vero Four|Vero Four and Vero Four F]]. This is visible in some advertising pictures (used from April to September 1938) and on at least one surviving camera.<REF> See [[Vero Four]]. </REF> The initials were replaced by a ''K.S'' logo on later examples of the camera. As of 1943, the Vero Four was manufactured by [[Kinshō]], certainly responsible for the ''K.S'' logo.

The ''n.m.k.'' initials are found on a Nissei shutter (T, B, 1–400) mounted on an isolated example of the [[Roavic]].<REF> See [[Roavic]]. </REF> The shutter has a small nameplate screwed at the top, engraved ''n.m.k. Nissei'', and another ''NISSEI'' engraving at the bottom of the rim. These markings might indicate that the "n." stands for <u>N</u>issei, but this is unconfirmed. The same camera also has a Nissei Anastigmat 8.0cm f/4.5 lens, with a low serial number (either 267 or 287).

Finally, the same initials are found on the [[Flora (rigid)|Flora]], a 6×6cm prototype certainly made in the immediate postwar period.<REF name="SUG 3247"> Picture in {{SUG}}, item 3247. </REF>  They are engraved next to the viewfinder's front window. The camera has a Nissei shutter, very similar to that described above, but with T, B, 1–500 speeds. The shutter's nameplate perhaps has the ''n.m.k.'' initials too, but these are hidden on the only available picture of the camera.<REF name="SUG 3247" /> The Flora's lens is a Nissei Anastigmat 7.5cm f/4.5, again with a three-digit serial number.

== List of products ==
The following products were certainly made by the company that used the ''n.m.k.'' initials:
* early [[Vero Four]] (later made by [[Kinshō]])
* [[Flora (rigid)|Flora]] 6×6cm prototype
* early [[Nissei]] shutters
* Nissei Anastigmat lenses

== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Zukan}}

[[Category: Japanese camera makers]]