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== Cameras distributed == | == Cameras distributed == | ||
| + | The dates correspond to the period when the camera is known to have been distributed by Sanwa Shōkai, not necessarily to its full production run. | ||
* [[Condor folders]] (c.1939–42)<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.72–3. </REF> | * [[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> | * [[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> | * [[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> | * [[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> | ||
| + | * [[Mycro]] (c.1942–50)<REF> Advertisement reproduced at Gochamaze; advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp.132 and 182–3. </REF> | ||
| + | * [[Auto Keef]] (1946)<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.132. </REF> | ||
== Other == | == Other == | ||
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* {{McKeown12}} Pp.869–70. | * {{McKeown12}} Pp.869–70. | ||
* {{NSKT1000}} Advertisement on p.80, corresponding to p.2 of the April 20, 1948 issue. | * {{NSKT1000}} Advertisement on p.80, corresponding to p.2 of the April 20, 1948 issue. | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | In Japanese: | ||
| + | * Advertisements by Sanwa Shōkai reproduced in the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki.htm Japanese camera page] and the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki-v.htm small format camera page] at [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/ Gochamaze]: | ||
| + | ** [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/Gu.jpg Advertisement for the Guzzi] in ''[[Asahi Graph]]'' September 20, 1939 | ||
| + | ** [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki21.jpg Advertisement for the Mycro] in ''[[Asahi Graph]]'' September 23, 1942 | ||
| + | * Advertisements by Sanwa Shōkai reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera] by Toshio Inamura: | ||
| + | ** [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/una42_l.jpg Advertisement for the Guzzi] dated c.1942 | ||
| + | ** [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/minolta.html Advertisement for the Mycro] in {{AR}} December 1949 | ||
[[Category: Japanese distributors]] | [[Category: Japanese distributors]] | ||
Revision as of 22:28, 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
The dates correspond to the period when the camera is known to have been distributed by Sanwa Shōkai, not necessarily to its full production run.
- Condor folders (c.1939–42)[5]
- Zeitax (c.1942)[6]
- Semi Miss[7]
- Guzzi (1938–44) and its "Baby process tank"[8]
- Mycro (c.1942–50)[9]
- Auto Keef (1946)[10]
Other
- Una exposure table (c.1948)[11]
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 reproduced at Gochamaze; advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.132 and 182–3.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.132.
- ↑ 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.
Links
In Japanese:
- Advertisements by Sanwa Shōkai reproduced in the Japanese camera page and the small format camera page at Gochamaze:
- Advertisement for the Guzzi in Asahi Graph September 20, 1939
- Advertisement for the Mycro in Asahi Graph September 23, 1942
- Advertisements by Sanwa Shōkai reproduced in Nostalgic Camera by Toshio Inamura:
- Advertisement for the Guzzi dated c.1942
- Advertisement for the Mycro in Ars Camera December 1949
