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'''Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho''' (山本写真機工作所) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo before World War II.<REF> Its address in 1937 was Tōkyō-shi Kanda-ku Ogawa-chō 2, 14, Hijiribashi-dōri (東京市神田区小川町二ノ十四聖橋通). Source: advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.&nbsp;67. </REF> It made a series of cameras called Kinka (written 錦華 and roughly meaning "imperial flower").
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'''Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho''' (山本写真機工作所) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo before World War II. It was already active in 1932, and made the [[Egolette]] spy camera taking 4.5×6cm plates, certainly a copy of the [[Ergo]]. Its address at the time was Kanda-ku Ogawa-chō 1 (神田区小川町1) in Tokyo.<REF> Advertisement in ''[[Asahi Camera]]'' June 1932, p.A39. </REF> In 1937 it was Kanda-ku Ogawa-chō 2–14, Hijiribashi-dōri (神田区小川町2–14聖橋通).<REF> Advertisements reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p.67. </REF> It made a series of cameras called Kinka (written 錦華 and roughly meaning "imperial flower").
  
 
''See also [[Yamamoto Shashinki-ten]], a distributor based in Osaka which is probably not related.''
 
''See also [[Yamamoto Shashinki-ten]], a distributor based in Osaka which is probably not related.''
  
== 3&times;4 telescopic ==
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== Rollfilm cameras ==
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=== 3×4 telescopic ===
 
* [[Kinka Lucky]]
 
* [[Kinka Lucky]]
  
== 4.5&times;6 folder ==
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=== 4.5×6 folder ===
 
* [[Semi Kinka]]
 
* [[Semi Kinka]]
  
== 6&times;9 folder ==
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=== 6×9 folder ===
 
* [[Kinka Roll]]
 
* [[Kinka Roll]]
  
== 6.5&times;9 plate folders ==
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== Plate cameras ==
* [[Yamamoto plate folders|Kinka]]
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=== 4.5×6 spy ===
* [[Yamamoto plate folders|Eliott]]
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* [[Egolette]]
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=== 6.5×9 folders ===
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* Kinka
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The Eliott plate folder is attributed to Yamamoto, but this is unconfirmed.<REF> Attribution in Lewis, p.47. </REF>
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Asahi Camera]]'' (アサヒカメラ) June 1932. Advertisement by [[Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho]] on p.A39.
 
* {{Showa10}}
 
* {{Showa10}}
* {{Lewis}} Pp.&nbsp;47&ndash;8, brief mention of the Kinka and Eliott.
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* {{Lewis}} Pp.47–8 (brief mention of the Kinka and Eliott).
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Revision as of 21:08, 4 January 2008

Yamamoto Shashinki Kōsakusho (山本写真機工作所) was a Japanese company based in Tokyo before World War II. It was already active in 1932, and made the Egolette spy camera taking 4.5×6cm plates, certainly a copy of the Ergo. Its address at the time was Kanda-ku Ogawa-chō 1 (神田区小川町1) in Tokyo.[1] In 1937 it was Kanda-ku Ogawa-chō 2–14, Hijiribashi-dōri (神田区小川町2–14聖橋通).[2] It made a series of cameras called Kinka (written 錦華 and roughly meaning "imperial flower").

See also Yamamoto Shashinki-ten, a distributor based in Osaka which is probably not related.

Rollfilm cameras

3×4 telescopic

4.5×6 folder

6×9 folder

Plate cameras

4.5×6 spy

6.5×9 folders

  • Kinka

The Eliott plate folder is attributed to Yamamoto, but this is unconfirmed.[3]

Notes

  1. Advertisement in Asahi Camera June 1932, p.A39.
  2. Advertisements reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p.67.
  3. Attribution in Lewis, p.47.

Bibliography

Links