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'''Nihon Shōkai''' (日本商会) was a Japanese camera distributor based in Tokyo that was active in the 1930s and 1940s.<REF> Its address from 1937 to 1944 was Tōkyō-shi Nihonbashi-ku Tōri 2, 4 (東京市日本橋區通り二ノ四). Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.58, 78 and 107, in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website] and in ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku'', pp.40 and 64. </REF> Nihon Shōkai sold a Walz camera and various Walz accessories before 1945, and it was perhaps the owner of the Walz brand name, becoming [[Walz|Walz Shōkai]] after the war. Many of the products distributed by Nihon Shōkai were also jointly advertised by [[Honjō|Honjō Shōkai]].
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'''Nihon Shōkai''' (日本商会) was a Japanese camera distributor, already active in 1937.<REF> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki34.jpg Advertisement] in ''[[Asahi Graph]]'', June 16, 1937, reproduced at [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze]. </REF> Its address from 1937 to 1944 was Nihonbashi-ku Dōri 2, 4 in Tokyo (東京市日本橋區通り二ノ四).<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.58, 78 and 107, in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website] and in ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku'', pp.40 and 64. </REF> Many of the products distributed by Nihon Shōkai before 1945 were also jointly advertised by [[Honjō|Honjō Shōkai]].
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Nihon Shōkai sold a Walz camera in 1937 and various Walz accessories as late as 1949;<REF> Advertisement in ''[[Ars Camera]]'' February 1949, p.27. </REF> it was certainly the owner of the Walz brand name, and perhaps the predecessor of [[Walz|Walz Shōkai]].
  
 
== Cameras distributed as main distributor ==
 
== Cameras distributed as main distributor ==
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== Other ==
 
== Other ==
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* Walz filters and hood<REF> Advertisement on p.6 of ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'', December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku'', and [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki2.jpg advertisement] in ''[[Asahi Graph]]'', December 22, 1943, reproduced at [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze]. </REF>
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* Walz filters and hood (c.1939–43)<REF> Advertisement on p.6 of ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'', December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku'', and [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki2.jpg advertisement] in ''[[Asahi Graph]]'', December 22, 1943, reproduced at [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze]. </REF>
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* Walz accessory rangefinder<REF> Advertisement on p.6 of ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'', December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF>
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* Walz accessory rangefinder (c.1939)<REF> Advertisement on p.6 of ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'', December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF>
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* Walz close-up rangefinder device, copy of the Contameter<REF> Advertisement on p.6 of ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'', December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF>
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* Walz close-up rangefinder device, copy of the Contameter (c.1939)<REF> Advertisement on p.6 of ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'', December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF>
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* Walz accessory rangefinder (c.1949)<REF name="Ars Camera February 1949"> Advertisement in ''[[Ars Camera]]'' February 1949, p.27. </REF>
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* Walz self-timer (c.1949)<REF name="Ars Camera February 1949" />
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* Walz flash unit (c.1949)<REF name="Ars Camera February 1949" />
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* Walz tripod (c.1949)<REF name="Ars Camera February 1949" />
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Ars Camera]]''. Advertisement by Nihon Shōkai in February 1949 (p.27).
 
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* ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'' (日本写真興業通信). ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku'' (百号ごと十回の記録, Ten records, every hundred issues). Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin Sha (日本写真興業通信社), 1967. No ISBN number. Advertisements on p.40, corresponding to p.6 of the December 15, 1939 issue, and on p.64, corresponding to the second cover of the February 15, 1944 issue.
 
* ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'' (日本写真興業通信). ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku'' (百号ごと十回の記録, Ten records, every hundred issues). Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin Sha (日本写真興業通信社), 1967. No ISBN number. Advertisements on p.40, corresponding to p.6 of the December 15, 1939 issue, and on p.64, corresponding to the second cover of the February 15, 1944 issue.

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Advertisement by Nihon Shōkai in Ars Camera February 1949. (Image rights)

Nihon Shōkai (日本商会) was a Japanese camera distributor, already active in 1937.[1] Its address from 1937 to 1944 was Nihonbashi-ku Dōri 2, 4 in Tokyo (東京市日本橋區通り二ノ四).[2] Many of the products distributed by Nihon Shōkai before 1945 were also jointly advertised by Honjō Shōkai.

Nihon Shōkai sold a Walz camera in 1937 and various Walz accessories as late as 1949;[3] it was certainly the owner of the Walz brand name, and perhaps the predecessor of Walz Shōkai.

Cameras distributed as main distributor

Cameras distributed as authorized dealer

Other

  • Walz filters and hood (c.1939–43)[10]
  • Walz accessory rangefinder (c.1939)[11]
  • Walz close-up rangefinder device, copy of the Contameter (c.1939)[12]
  • Walz accessory rangefinder (c.1949)[13]
  • Walz self-timer (c.1949)[13]
  • Walz flash unit (c.1949)[13]
  • Walz tripod (c.1949)[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Advertisement in Asahi Graph, June 16, 1937, reproduced at Gochamaze.
  2. ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.58, 78 and 107, in the Gochamaze website and in Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku, pp.40 and 64.
  3. ↑ Advertisement in Ars Camera February 1949, p.27.
  4. ↑ Advertisement in Asahi Graph, June 16, 1937, reproduced at Gochamaze.
  5. ↑ Advertisement published in Hōdō Shashin April 1942, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.107, advertisement dated 1942 reproduced in Nostalgic Camera by Toshio Inamura, advertisement in Asahi Graph, March 3, 1943, reproduced at Gochamaze, and advertisement on the second cover of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, February 15, 1944, reproduced on p.64 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
  6. ↑ Advertisement in Hōdō Shashin May 1943, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.78, and advertisement on the second cover of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, February 15, 1944, reproduced on p.64 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
  7. ↑ Advertisement in Hōdō Shashin March 1942, reproduced at Gochamaze and in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.58.
  8. ↑ Advertisements published in the December 1941 and March 1942 issues of Hōdō Shashin, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.58 and 60.
  9. ↑ Advertisement in Asahi Graph, December 22, 1943, reproduced at Gochamaze.
  10. ↑ Advertisement on p.6 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku, and advertisement in Asahi Graph, December 22, 1943, reproduced at Gochamaze.
  11. ↑ Advertisement on p.6 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
  12. ↑ Advertisement on p.6 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.40 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Advertisement in Ars Camera February 1949, p.27.

Bibliography

  • Ars Camera. Advertisement by Nihon Shōkai in February 1949 (p.27).
  • 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.
  • Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin (日本写真興業通信). Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku (百号ごと十回の記録, Ten records, every hundred issues). Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin Sha (日本写真興業通信社), 1967. No ISBN number. Advertisements on p.40, corresponding to p.6 of the December 15, 1939 issue, and on p.64, corresponding to the second cover of the February 15, 1944 issue.

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