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| − | The Japanese company that would become Taron was founded as '''Nippon Kōsokki'''. In 1943 it was called '''Nippon Kōsokki Seisakusho''' (日本光測機製作所) and based in Tokyo, Omori.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Tōkyō-to Ōmori-ku Ōmori 4–51 (東京都大森区大森4–51). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943. </REF> | + | The Japanese company that would become '''Taron''' was founded as '''Nippon Kōsokki'''. In 1943 it was called '''Nippon Kōsokki Seisakusho''' (日本光測機製作所) and based in Tokyo, Omori.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Tōkyō-to Ōmori-ku Ōmori 4–51 (東京都大森区大森4–51). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}, listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943. </REF> |
After the war it was called '''Nippon Kōsokki Kōgyō K.K.''' (日本光測機工業{{kabu}}) and made the Taron cameras. It was still based in Tokyo, Omori.<REF> Its address from 1955 to 1962 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Ōmori 4–45 (東京都大田区大森4–45). Source: advertisements dated 1955 to 1962 reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 147 and 253–5. </REF> The company was renamed '''K.K. Taron''' ({{kabu}}タロン) after its own products in 1959.<REF> Advertisement dated May 1959 with Nippon Kōsokki and advertisement dated November 1959 with Taron, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 254. </REF> | After the war it was called '''Nippon Kōsokki Kōgyō K.K.''' (日本光測機工業{{kabu}}) and made the Taron cameras. It was still based in Tokyo, Omori.<REF> Its address from 1955 to 1962 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Ōmori 4–45 (東京都大田区大森4–45). Source: advertisements dated 1955 to 1962 reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, pp. 147 and 253–5. </REF> The company was renamed '''K.K. Taron''' ({{kabu}}タロン) after its own products in 1959.<REF> Advertisement dated May 1959 with Nippon Kōsokki and advertisement dated November 1959 with Taron, reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 254. </REF> | ||
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The Japanese company that would become Taron was founded as Nippon Kōsokki. In 1943 it was called Nippon Kōsokki Seisakusho (日本光測機製作所) and based in Tokyo, Omori.[1]
After the war it was called Nippon Kōsokki Kōgyō K.K. (日本光測機工業㈱) and made the Taron cameras. It was still based in Tokyo, Omori.[2] The company was renamed K.K. Taron (㈱タロン) after its own products in 1959.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Its address in 1943 was Tōkyō-to Ōmori-ku Ōmori 4–51 (東京都大森区大森4–51). Source: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943.
- ↑ Its address from 1955 to 1962 was Tōkyō-to Ōta-ku Ōmori 4–45 (東京都大田区大森4–45). Source: advertisements dated 1955 to 1962 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp. 147 and 253–5.
- ↑ Advertisement dated May 1959 with Nippon Kōsokki and advertisement dated November 1959 with Taron, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 254.
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.
- "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.
