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| − | It is said that '''Tōyō Kōki K.K.''' (東洋光機{{kabu}}) was the maker of the [[Peacock]] 3×4cm cameras.<REF> {{Kokusan}}, p. 339. {{Sugiyama}}, items 3044 and 4060, calls the company "Toyo Optical Works", a translation attempt. {{McKeown}} says that the maker was "Toyo Kogaku", probably mistakenly translating back the name given in Sugiyama. </REF>
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| − | It seems that it is the same company that is called '''Tōyō Kōki Seizō K.K.''' (東洋光機製造{{kabu}}) in the {{Inquiry1943_short}}. It was based in Tokyo, Yodobashi in 1943.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Tōkyō-to Yodobashi-ku Nishi-Ochiai 2–531 (東京都淀橋区西落合2–531). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943. </REF>
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| − | It seems that Tōyō Kōki was merged into [[Oriental|Oriental Shashin Kōgyō]] (a Japanese film maker) in 1944, 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. 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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| − | == Camera list ==
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| − | * [[Peacock|Peacock I, II and III]]
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| − | == Shutter list ==
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| − | * Peacock (T, B, 10–100) on the [[Peacock|Peacock III]]<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, shutter item 18-U-11. </REF>
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| − | * Orient A (T, B, 1–200, self-timer) on the [[Semi Clover]], [[Clover-Six and Vester-Six|Clover-Six]], [[Semi Kreis]], [[Semi Kinka]] and [[Elmoflex]]<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, shutter item 18-P-23. The document only gives the short form 東洋, as was the case for the Peacock shutter. </REF>
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| − | == Notes ==
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| − | == Bibliography ==
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| − | * {{Showa10}}
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| − | * {{Inquiry1943}}
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| − | == Links ==
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| − | * [http://kans1948.zero-yen.com/html/p108.html Oriental large format camera] at [http://kans1948.zero-yen.com/ Kan's Room], reproducing an e-mail sent from an employee of Cyber Graphics (new name of Oriental) about the history of the Oriental company
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| − | [[Category: Japanese camera makers]]
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| − | [[Category: Japanese shutter makers]]
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