Tenshōdō
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K.K. Tenshōdō (㈱天賞堂) is a Japanese department store in Ginza (Tokyo), founded in 1879.[1]
It advertised the Owla Stereo in 1962;[2] it is not known if it was the sole distributor of the camera at the time.
Today (2008) the store mainly sells watches and model railroads.
Notes
- ↑ Founded in 1879: Tenshōdō company profile.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.218. The address at the time was Ginza Nishi 4–5 (銀座西4–5).
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.
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