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'''Oriental Shashin Kōgyō K.K.''' (オリエンタル写真工業株式会社, translated by Oriental Photo Industrial Corporation) was a Japanese film maker founded in 1919. It used the Orient, Peacock and OK trademarks.<REF> Lewis, p.&nbsp;30. </REF> It used an OPIC logo (presumably for <U>O</U>riental <U>P</U>hoto <U>I</U>ndustrial <U>C</U>orporation) from 1937, and perhaps made large format cameras.<REF> See [http://kans1948.zero-yen.com/html/p108.html this page at Kan's Room]. </REF> It also published a photographic magazine, ''[[Photo-Times]].''
 
'''Oriental Shashin Kōgyō K.K.''' (オリエンタル写真工業株式会社, translated by Oriental Photo Industrial Corporation) was a Japanese film maker founded in 1919. It used the Orient, Peacock and OK trademarks.<REF> Lewis, p.&nbsp;30. </REF> It used an OPIC logo (presumably for <U>O</U>riental <U>P</U>hoto <U>I</U>ndustrial <U>C</U>orporation) from 1937, and perhaps made large format cameras.<REF> See [http://kans1948.zero-yen.com/html/p108.html this page at Kan's Room]. </REF> It also published a photographic magazine, ''[[Photo-Times]].''
  
In 1944 the company [[Tōyō Kōki]] (that made the [[Peacock]] cameras from 1939) was merged into Oriental, becoming its optical instruments branch (光機部門), that was dissolved in 1945.<REF> See [http://kans1948.zero-yen.com/html/p108.html this page at Kan's Room]. {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;339, also says that the two companies are related. </REF> The two companies were perhaps already related at an earlier date, as indicated by the common use of the Peacock trademark.
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It is said that the company [[Tōyō Kōki]], which made the [[Peacock]] cameras from 1939, was a dependent of Oriental.<REF> Dependent of Oriental: Fujishima and Nakamura, p.&nbsp;161 of {{KKS}} no.&nbsp;10, say ''keiretsu kaisha'' (系列会社). See also {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;339. </REF> It was merged into the main company in 1944, becoming its optical instruments branch (光機部門), dissolved in 1945.<REF> See [http://kans1948.zero-yen.com/html/p108.html this page at Kan's Room]. </REF>
  
 
The company became Cyber Graphics at an unknown date and still (2007) exists under that name.
 
The company became Cyber Graphics at an unknown date and still (2007) exists under that name.
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* {{Showa10}}
 
* {{Showa10}}
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* Fujishima Kōichi (藤島広一), Nakamura Kin (中村欽). "Kurashikku kamera Q&A" (クラシックカメラQ&A, Classic camera questions and answers). {{KKS010}} Pp.&nbsp;159&ndash;61.
 
* {{Lewis}} P.&nbsp;30.
 
* {{Lewis}} P.&nbsp;30.
  

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Oriental Shashin Kōgyō K.K. (オリエンタル写真工業株式会社, translated by Oriental Photo Industrial Corporation) was a Japanese film maker founded in 1919. It used the Orient, Peacock and OK trademarks.[1] It used an OPIC logo (presumably for Oriental Photo Industrial Corporation) from 1937, and perhaps made large format cameras.[2] It also published a photographic magazine, Photo-Times.

It is said that the company Tōyō Kōki, which made the Peacock cameras from 1939, was a dependent of Oriental.[3] It was merged into the main company in 1944, becoming its optical instruments branch (光機部門), dissolved in 1945.[4]

The company became Cyber Graphics at an unknown date and still (2007) exists under that name.

Notes

  1. Lewis, p. 30.
  2. See this page at Kan's Room.
  3. Dependent of Oriental: Fujishima and Nakamura, p. 161 of Kurashikku Kamera Senka no. 10, say keiretsu kaisha (系列会社). See also Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 339.
  4. See this page at Kan's Room.

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