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| − | __NOTOC__'''Union Kōgaku K.K.''' (ユニオン光学株式会社) | + | __NOTOC__'''Union Kōgaku K.K.''' (ユニオン光学株式会社) was a Japanese company that sold the [[Union Semi]] in 1953–4 (a rebadged [[Zenobia]]) and perhaps the [[Semi Crystar|Union Model U]] at an unknown date. According to a 1953 advertisement<REF> {{Showa10ad|Union Semi|975|May 1953|Asahi Camera}} </REF>, Union Kōgaku was a microscope maker and the Union Semi was its first camera. It seems that no other followed. |
A company with the same name still exists and makes microscopes and other optical devices. According to its website, it was founded in 1991, but it is a subsidiary of a company called Union Holdings K.K. (ユニオンホールディングス株式会社) founded in 1948. | A company with the same name still exists and makes microscopes and other optical devices. According to its website, it was founded in 1991, but it is a subsidiary of a company called Union Holdings K.K. (ユニオンホールディングス株式会社) founded in 1948. | ||
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== 4.5×6 folder == | == 4.5×6 folder == | ||
* [[Union Semi|Union Semi or Union C-II]] | * [[Union Semi|Union Semi or Union C-II]] | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 11 November 2006
Union Kōgaku K.K. (ユニオン光学株式会社) was a Japanese company that sold the Union Semi in 1953–4 (a rebadged Zenobia) and perhaps the Union Model U at an unknown date. According to a 1953 advertisement[1], Union Kōgaku was a microscope maker and the Union Semi was its first camera. It seems that no other followed.
A company with the same name still exists and makes microscopes and other optical devices. According to its website, it was founded in 1991, but it is a subsidiary of a company called Union Holdings K.K. (ユニオンホールディングス株式会社) founded in 1948.
4.5×6 folder
Notes
- ↑ Advertisement for the Union Semi, published in the May 1953 issue of Asahi Camera, reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, item 975.
Printed 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. Item 975.
Web bibliography
- Profile page of the official website of Union Kōgaku (in Japanese)
- Profile page of the official website of Union Holdings (in English)
