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| − | The name '''Nihon Shōkai''' (日本商会) appeared in some ads related to the [[Walz]] company. It seems that it was the distributor at least of the original Walz camera (see [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki34.jpg this ad]) and of some wartime variant of the Waltax (see [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/fuji42_fil_l.jpg this ad]). | + | The name '''Nihon Shōkai''' (日本商会) appeared in some ads related to the [[Walz]] company. It seems that it was the distributor at least of the original Walz camera (see [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki34.jpg this ad]) and of some wartime variant of the Waltax (see [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/fuji42_fil_l.jpg this ad] and [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki23.jpg this ad]). Maybe it was even the maker of the wartime Waltax, a hint of this being that there are two company names in the Waltax ads, the other being the distributor Honjō Shōkai, explicitly mentioned as a wholesaler (本庄商会卸部). The latter company still exists as Honjō K.K. (本庄株式会社), a photo wholesaler (see [http://www.honjo-net.co.jp/company_prof.html the company history here]). |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | * [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki.htm Prewar Japanese ads, including the original Walz] | + | * [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki.htm Prewar Japanese ads, including the original Walz and the Waltax] |
* [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Other Japanese ads, including the Waltax] | * [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Other Japanese ads, including the Waltax] | ||
[[Category: Camera distributors]] | [[Category: Camera distributors]] | ||
[[Category: Japan]] | [[Category: Japan]] | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 27 May 2006
The name Nihon Shōkai (日本商会) appeared in some ads related to the Walz company. It seems that it was the distributor at least of the original Walz camera (see this ad) and of some wartime variant of the Waltax (see this ad and this ad). Maybe it was even the maker of the wartime Waltax, a hint of this being that there are two company names in the Waltax ads, the other being the distributor Honjō Shōkai, explicitly mentioned as a wholesaler (本庄商会卸部). The latter company still exists as Honjō K.K. (本庄株式会社), a photo wholesaler (see the company history here).
