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− | The '''Peter''' (ピーター) are Japanese 6.5×9cm plate folders distributed in the mid-1930s by [[Kikōdō]], and about which almost nothing is known. It is briefly mentioned in Lewis as the "New Peter", a ''daimeishi'' (6.5×9cm) hand camera.<REF> Lewis, p.48. </REF> An advertisement in the December 1935 issue of ''[[Photo Times]]'' says that Kikōdō was the distributor of the [[Super plate folders|Super]], [[Kinka plate folders|Kinka]] and Peter cameras (ピーターカメラ発売元).<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.74. </REF> | + | The '''Peter''' (ピーター) are Japanese 6.5×9cm plate folders distributed in the mid-1930s by [[Kikōdō]], and about which almost nothing is known. It is briefly mentioned in Lewis as the "New Peter", a ''daimeishi'' (6.5×9cm) hand camera.<REF> Lewis, p.48. </REF> An advertisement in the December 1935 issue of ''[[Photo Times]]'' says that Kikōdō was the distributor of the [[Super plate folders|Super]], [[Kinka plate folders|Kinka]] and Peter cameras (ピーターカメラ発売元).<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.74. </REF> One source says that the manufacturer was [[Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho]], but this is unconfirmed.<REF> Yazawa, p.11 of {{CCN}} no.171. </REF> |
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* {{Showa10}} Advertisement for items 124–5. | * {{Showa10}} Advertisement for items 124–5. | ||
* {{Lewis}} P.48 (brief mention only). | * {{Lewis}} P.48 (brief mention only). | ||
+ | * Yazawa Seiichirō (矢沢征一郎). "Renzu no hanashi (88) Modelā" (レンズの話[88]モデラー, Lens story [88] The Modelar). In {{CCN}} no.171 (September 1991). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp.11–3. | ||
The camera is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}. | The camera is not listed in {{Sugiyama}}. | ||
[[Category: Japanese 6.5x9 folding]] | [[Category: Japanese 6.5x9 folding]] | ||
[[Category: P]] | [[Category: P]] |
Revision as of 17:10, 30 January 2008
The Peter (ピーター) are Japanese 6.5×9cm plate folders distributed in the mid-1930s by Kikōdō, and about which almost nothing is known. It is briefly mentioned in Lewis as the "New Peter", a daimeishi (6.5×9cm) hand camera.[1] An advertisement in the December 1935 issue of Photo Times says that Kikōdō was the distributor of the Super, Kinka and Peter cameras (ピーターカメラ発売元).[2] One source says that the manufacturer was Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho, but this is unconfirmed.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Lewis, p.48.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.74.
- ↑ Yazawa, p.11 of Camera Collectors' News no.171.
Bibliography
- 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. Advertisement for items 124–5.
- Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P.48 (brief mention only).
- Yazawa Seiichirō (矢沢征一郎). "Renzu no hanashi (88) Modelā" (レンズの話[88]モデラー, Lens story [88] The Modelar). In Camera Collectors' News no.171 (September 1991). Nishinomiya: Camera Collectors News-sha. Pp.11–3.
The camera is not listed in Sugiyama.