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| − | The '''Olympic Camera Works''' were a camera maker in Japan. It made the sophisticated [[Olympic]] and [[Super Olympic]] bakelite viewfinder cameras, and it made the ''Olympic Enlarger'' and tripods. Its cameras were distributed by [[Asahi Bussan]] in the UK. In 1937 it was bought by [[Ricoh|Riken Kankōshi]] which renamed it to '''Asahi Kōgaku Kōgyō''' (Asahi Optical Industries Co., Ltd.) and continued the Olympic series, and even released new Olympics like the [[Semi Olympic]]. In 1938 the Riken group gave itself the new name ''Riken Kōgaku Kōgyō'', the subsidiary firm's name "Asahi Kōgaku Kōgyō" was continued until 1942, as long as the Olympic series was made.
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