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'''Umemoto Seisakusho''' (梅本製作所, i.e. Umemoto Works) is a Japanese company, founded in 1935 by Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎), after the retailer [[Kikō-Dō]] asked him to set up a camera plant.<REF> [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history]. </REF> The factory was situated in Tokyo.<REF> The address was Tōkyō-shi Jōtō-ku Kameito-chō<!-- or Kameito-machi? --> 3-chōme 84-banchi (東京市城東区亀戸町三丁目八四番地) according to the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history]. </REF> | '''Umemoto Seisakusho''' (梅本製作所, i.e. Umemoto Works) is a Japanese company, founded in 1935 by Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎), after the retailer [[Kikō-Dō]] asked him to set up a camera plant.<REF> [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history]. </REF> The factory was situated in Tokyo.<REF> The address was Tōkyō-shi Jōtō-ku Kameito-chō<!-- or Kameito-machi? --> 3-chōme 84-banchi (東京市城東区亀戸町三丁目八四番地) according to the [http://umemoto.ecnet.jp/corp2/corp2.htm Umemoto company history]. </REF> | ||
| − | + | Before the war, the company made the [[Super Makinet Six]] strut-folder and the [[Super Flex Baby]] 4×4 [[SLR]]. Most cameras made by the company were distributed by Kikō-Dō. | |
| − | The company still exists | + | After the war, the company made one last attempt at camera production with the [[Rocky Semi]], but it was not a commercial success. |
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| + | The company still exists and makes photography-related parts, like tripod heads for [[Kenko]]. | ||
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| + | == Camera list == | ||
| + | * [[Super Makinet Six]] 6×6 strut-folder (1936–9) | ||
| + | * [[Neure Six]] 6×6 strut-folder (1937) | ||
| + | * [[Super Flex Baby]] 4×4 SLR | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 7 December 2006
Umemoto Seisakusho (梅本製作所, i.e. Umemoto Works) is a Japanese company, founded in 1935 by Umemoto Kinzaburō (梅本金三郎), after the retailer Kikō-Dō asked him to set up a camera plant.[1] The factory was situated in Tokyo.[2]
Before the war, the company made the Super Makinet Six strut-folder and the Super Flex Baby 4×4 SLR. Most cameras made by the company were distributed by Kikō-Dō.
After the war, the company made one last attempt at camera production with the Rocky Semi, but it was not a commercial success.
The company still exists and makes photography-related parts, like tripod heads for Kenko.
Camera list
- Super Makinet Six 6×6 strut-folder (1936–9)
- Neure Six 6×6 strut-folder (1937)
- Super Flex Baby 4×4 SLR
Notes
- ↑ Umemoto company history.
- ↑ The address was Tōkyō-shi Jōtō-ku Kameito-chō 3-chōme 84-banchi (東京市城東区亀戸町三丁目八四番地) according to the Umemoto company history.
Links
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