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| − | + | '''Sanwa Shōkai''' (三和商会) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo, Tamura-chō.<REF> Its address was Tōkyō-shi Shiba-ku Tamura-chō 2–15 (東京市芝區田村町二ノ十五). Source: advertisements dated November 1939 to February 1946, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.72–3 and 132. </REF> It was an authorized dealer for various cameras from the late 1930s to the end of World War II, sometimes in association with [[Mizuno|Mizuno Shashinki-ten]] and [[Yamamoto Shashinki-ten]]. It was a pioneer in the popularization of subminiature cameras, distributing both the [[Guzzi]] and the [[Mycro]]. | |
| − | '''Sanwa Shōkai''' (三和商会) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo, Tamura-chō.<REF> Its address was Tōkyō-shi Shiba-ku Tamura-chō 2–15 (東京市芝區田村町二ノ十五). Source: advertisements dated November 1939 to February 1946, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.72–3 and 132. </REF> It was an authorized dealer of | ||
| − | + | The company survived the war; in 1946 it was selling the [[Mycro]] and the remaining stocks of the [[Auto Keef]].<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.132. </REF> It used the "Una" (ウナー) brand for various accessories, such as the Una exposure table. | |
Some sources<REF> {{MK}}, p.870, Lewis, p.75, and [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestb.htm this page] of the [http://asacame.fc2web.com/ Asacame website]. </REF> say the [[Baby Suzuka]] was made by Sanwa, but the name that appears in the advertisements for this camera is [[Sankō|K.K. Sankō]] (株式会社三光).<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.142. See also the advertisement reproduced in [http://www.tohgoku.or.jp/~syugen/photobookEpilogue.htm this page] of the [http://www.tohgoku.or.jp/~syugen/ Media-Planet website]. </REF> | Some sources<REF> {{MK}}, p.870, Lewis, p.75, and [http://asacame.fc2web.com/hspbestaz/bestb.htm this page] of the [http://asacame.fc2web.com/ Asacame website]. </REF> say the [[Baby Suzuka]] was made by Sanwa, but the name that appears in the advertisements for this camera is [[Sankō|K.K. Sankō]] (株式会社三光).<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.142. See also the advertisement reproduced in [http://www.tohgoku.or.jp/~syugen/photobookEpilogue.htm this page] of the [http://www.tohgoku.or.jp/~syugen/ Media-Planet website]. </REF> | ||
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| + | == Cameras distributed == | ||
| + | * [[Condor folders]] (c.1939–42)<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.72–3. </REF> | ||
| + | * [[Zeitax]] (c.1942)<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.73. </REF> | ||
| + | * [[Semi Miss]]<REF> This camera is attributed to Sanwa in {{Kokusan}}, p.341. </REF> | ||
| + | * [[Guzzi]] (1938–44) and its "Baby process tank"<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.67, in Awano, pp.4–8 of {{CCN}} no.277, and in ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku'', pp.47–9 and 71. </REF> | ||
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| + | == Other == | ||
| + | * Una exposure table (c.1948)<REF> Advertisement on p.2 of {{NSKT}}, April 20, 1948, reproduced on p.80 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 10 August 2008
Sanwa Shōkai (三和商会) was a Japanese distributor based in Tokyo, Tamura-chō.[1] It was an authorized dealer for various cameras from the late 1930s to the end of World War II, sometimes in association with Mizuno Shashinki-ten and Yamamoto Shashinki-ten. It was a pioneer in the popularization of subminiature cameras, distributing both the Guzzi and the Mycro.
The company survived the war; in 1946 it was selling the Mycro and the remaining stocks of the Auto Keef.[2] It used the "Una" (ウナー) brand for various accessories, such as the Una exposure table.
Some sources[3] say the Baby Suzuka was made by Sanwa, but the name that appears in the advertisements for this camera is K.K. Sankō (株式会社三光).[4]
Cameras distributed
- Condor folders (c.1939–42)[5]
- Zeitax (c.1942)[6]
- Semi Miss[7]
- Guzzi (1938–44) and its "Baby process tank"[8]
Other
- Una exposure table (c.1948)[9]
Notes
- ↑ Its address was Tōkyō-shi Shiba-ku Tamura-chō 2–15 (東京市芝區田村町二ノ十五). Source: advertisements dated November 1939 to February 1946, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.72–3 and 132.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.132.
- ↑ McKeown, p.870, Lewis, p.75, and this page of the Asacame website.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.142. See also the advertisement reproduced in this page of the Media-Planet website.
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.72–3.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.73.
- ↑ This camera is attributed to Sanwa in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.341.
- ↑ Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.67, in Awano, pp.4–8 of Camera Collectors' News no.277, and in Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku, pp.47–9 and 71.
- ↑ Advertisement on p.2 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, April 20, 1948, reproduced on p.80 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
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.
- 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). The company is incorrectly called "Miwa Shōkai" on pp.62, 64 and 80, because of a wrong reading of the kanji characters 三和. The Baby Suzuka is wrongly attributed to Sanwa Shōkai on p.75.
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). Pp.869–70.
- 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. Advertisement on p.80, corresponding to p.2 of the April 20, 1948 issue.
