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'''Yamamoto Shashinki-ten''' (山本写真機店, meaning Yamamoto Camera Shop) is a Japanese distributor. It sold a 6.5&times;9 folding plate camera called Weha Light around 1930<REF> According to [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/eos_nikki_body5.htm this page] and [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/classic2.htm this page] at [http://www.ksmt.com/ ksmt.com]. </REF> and the [[Weha Chrome Six]] from 1937. It was probably the owner of the "Weha" brand. It was also an authorized dealer of the [[Wester folders|Wester or Semi Wester]] 4.5&times;6 folder by [[Nishida]].
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'''Yamamoto Shashinki-ten''' (山本写真機店, meaning Yamamoto Camera Shop) was a Japanese distributor that probably owned the Weha brand.
  
''See also [[Yamamoto|Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsaku-sho]], a camera maker that may be related.''
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It sold a 6.5&times;9 folding plate camera called Weha Light around 1930.<REF> According to [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/eos_nikki_body5.htm this page] and [http://www.ksmt.com/eos10d/classic2.htm this page] at [http://www.ksmt.com/ ksmt.com]. </REF> It was distributing the [[Baby Lyra]], [[Semi Lyra]] and Weha auxiliary rangefinder in 1936,<REF> [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/L1.jpg Advertisement] published in the December 13, 1936 issue of ''Sunday Mainichi'', reproduced in the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]. </REF> and sold the [[Weha Chrome Six]] from 1937. It was also an authorized dealer of the [[Wester folders|Wester or Semi Wester]] 4.5&times;6 folder by [[Nishida]].
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''See also [[Yamamoto|Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsaku-sho]], a camera maker that is maybe related.''
  
 
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* [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/L1.jpg Advertisement showing the Weha rangefinder], published in the December 13, 1936 issue of ''Sunday Mainichi'', reproduced in the [http://syasinsyuu.cool.ne.jp/camera/syasinki-c.htm camera company page] of the [http://kyoto.cool.ne.jp/syasinsyuu/index.htm Gochamaze website]
  
 
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[[Category: Japanese distributors]]

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Yamamoto Shashinki-ten (山本写真機店, meaning Yamamoto Camera Shop) was a Japanese distributor that probably owned the Weha brand.

It sold a 6.5×9 folding plate camera called Weha Light around 1930.[1] It was distributing the Baby Lyra, Semi Lyra and Weha auxiliary rangefinder in 1936,[2] and sold the Weha Chrome Six from 1937. It was also an authorized dealer of the Wester or Semi Wester 4.5×6 folder by Nishida.

See also Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsaku-sho, a camera maker that is maybe related.

Notes

  1. According to this page and this page at ksmt.com.
  2. Advertisement published in the December 13, 1936 issue of Sunday Mainichi, reproduced in the Gochamaze website.

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