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'''Tachibana Shōkai''' (タチバナ商会)<REF> The name is consistently written タチバナ in the advertisements. </REF> is a Japanese company that made<REF> Advertisements published in the January and September 1941 issue of ''Asahi Camera'' and reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;83, confirms that Tachibana was the maker of the Pilot cameras: "パイロツト写真用品製造発売元". </REF> and sold a series of cameras called Pilot in the late 1930s and early 1940s, with the [[Baby Pilot]] 3&times;4 folder, the [[Pilot Six]] 6&times;6 folder and the [[Japanese 3&times;4 and 4&times;4 pseudo TLR cameras|Pilot Ref]] pseudo TLR in 3&times;4 and 4&times;4 versions.
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'''Tachibana Shōkai''' (タチバナ商会)<REF> The name is consistently written タチバナ in ''katakana'' in the advertisements. It was written 橘 in {{Inquiry1943_short}}. </REF> was a Japanese camera shop in Tokyo. Its address from 1938 to 1942 was Koishikawa-ku Edogawa-chō 13 (東京小石川区江戸川町13).<REF> Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.83. </REF> The shop owner was Katō Inetarō (加藤稲太郎).<REF> Advertisement on p.11 of {{NSKT}}, December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.45 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF> Tachibana made and sold a series of cameras called Pilot in the late 1930s and early 1940s.<REF> Advertisements in {{ACA}} January and September 1941, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.83, say that Tachibana was the maker and distributor of the Pilot products: パイロツト写真用品製造発売元. Tachibana is also said to be the maker of the Baby Pilot and Pilot Six in {{Inquiry1943_short}}, items 82–3 and 168–9. </REF> It was still active in 1949 as the distributor of the Pilot photographic products; its address was Bunkyō-ku Hongō Masago-chō 16 in Tokyo (東京文京区本郷真砂町16).<REF> Advertisement in {{AR}} February 1949, p.50; advertisement in {{FAR}} December 1949, p.58. See also the [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/utuki.html advertisement] (at the top left) in {{AR}} December 1949 reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera] by Toshio Inamura. </REF>
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== List of cameras ==
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* [[Baby Pilot]] (3×4 folder)
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* [[Pilot Six]] (6×6 folder)
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* [[Japanese 3×4 and 4×4 pseudo TLR|Pilot Ref]] (3×4 pseudo TLR)
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* [[Japanese 3×4 and 4×4 pseudo TLR|Pilot Ref]] (4×4 pseudo TLR)
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* Pilot field camera<REF> {{SUG}}, item 1018. See also [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/eos_nikki_body6.htm#060130 this page at ksmt.com]. </REF>
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== Other ==
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* Pilot Anastigmat 75/4.5 enlarging lens, sold ¥24 in 1939<REF name="NSKT Dec 39"> Advertisement on p.11 of ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'', December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.45 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF>
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* Pilot Hiking Pod camera clamp<REF> Advertisement on p.11 of {{NSKT}}, December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.45 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/utuki.html Advertisement by Tachibana Shōkai] (at the top left) in {{AR}} December 1949, reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera] by Toshio Inamura. </REF>
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* Pilot tripod heads<REF name="NSKT Dec 39" />
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* Pilot tripods<REF name="FAR May 1950"> Advertisement in {{FAR}} May 1950, p.90, reproduced in this page. </REF>
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* Pilot patent rollfilm holder<REF name="FAR May 1950" />
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* Pilot cassettes for 35mm film cameras<REF name="NSKT Dec 39" />
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* filters<REF name="NSKT Dec 39" />
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
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== Printed bibliography ==
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{Showa10}} P.&nbsp;83.
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* {{AR}}. Advertisement by Tachibana Shōkai in February 1949 (p.50).
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* {{Showa10}}
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* {{Inquiry1943}}
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* {{NSKT1000}} Advertisement on p.45, corresponding to p.11 of the December 15, 1939 issue.
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* {{FAR}}. Advertisements by Tachibana Shōkai in [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/2461980914/ December 1949] (p.58) and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebollo_fr/2770813332/ May 1950] (p.90).
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* {{Zukan}}
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== Links ==
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In Japanese:
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* [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/eos_nikki_body6.htm#060130 Congo 18cm f/4.5 lens] at [http://www.ksmt.com/ ksmt.com], with mention of the Pilot field camera
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* [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/utuki.html Advertisement by Tachibana Shōkai] (at the top left) published in ''[[Ars Camera]]'' December 1949, reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera] by Toshio Inamura
  
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 28 May 2019

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Advertisement by Tachibana Shōkai in Ars Camera February 1949. (Image rights)

Tachibana Shōkai (タチバナ商会)[1] was a Japanese camera shop in Tokyo. Its address from 1938 to 1942 was Koishikawa-ku Edogawa-chō 13 (東京小石川区江戸川町13).[2] The shop owner was Katō Inetarō (加藤稲太郎).[3] Tachibana made and sold a series of cameras called Pilot in the late 1930s and early 1940s.[4] It was still active in 1949 as the distributor of the Pilot photographic products; its address was Bunkyō-ku Hongō Masago-chō 16 in Tokyo (東京文京区本郷真砂町16).[5]

List of cameras

Other

47952833323_fa3d542d24_m_d.jpg
Advertisement by Tachibana Shōkai in Photo Art May 1950. (Image rights)
  • Pilot Anastigmat 75/4.5 enlarging lens, sold ¥24 in 1939[7]
  • Pilot Hiking Pod camera clamp[8]
  • Pilot tripod heads[7]
  • Pilot tripods[9]
  • Pilot patent rollfilm holder[9]
  • Pilot cassettes for 35mm film cameras[7]
  • filters[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ The name is consistently written タチバナ in katakana in the advertisements. It was written 橘 in "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras").
  2. ↑ Source: advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.83.
  3. ↑ Advertisement on p.11 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.45 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
  4. ↑ Advertisements in Asahi Camera January and September 1941, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.83, say that Tachibana was the maker and distributor of the Pilot products: パイロツト写真用品製造発売元. Tachibana is also said to be the maker of the Baby Pilot and Pilot Six in "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), items 82–3 and 168–9.
  5. ↑ Advertisement in Ars Camera February 1949, p.50; advertisement in Photo Art December 1949, p.58. See also the advertisement (at the top left) in Ars Camera December 1949 reproduced in Nostalgic Camera by Toshio Inamura.
  6. ↑ Sugiyama, item 1018. See also this page at ksmt.com.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Advertisement on p.11 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.45 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.
  8. ↑ Advertisement on p.11 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, December 15, 1939, reproduced on p.45 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku. Advertisement by Tachibana Shōkai (at the top left) in Ars Camera December 1949, reproduced in Nostalgic Camera by Toshio Inamura.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Advertisement in Photo Art May 1950, p.90, reproduced in this page.

Bibliography

  • Ars Camera. Advertisement by Tachibana Shōkai in February 1949 (p.50).
  • 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.
  • "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" (国産写真機ノ現状調査, Inquiry into Japanese cameras), listing Japanese camera production as of April 1943. Reproduced in Supuringu kamera de ikou: Zen 69 kishu no shōkai to tsukaikata (スプリングカメラでいこう: 全69機種の紹介と使い方, Let's try spring cameras: Presentation and use of 69 machines). Tokyo: Shashinkogyo Syuppan-sha, 2004. ISBN 4-87956-072-3. Pp.180–7.
  • 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.45, corresponding to p.11 of the December 15, 1939 issue.
  • Photo Art. Advertisements by Tachibana Shōkai in December 1949 (p.58) and May 1950 (p.90).
  • Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5.

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