Dax Shōkai (ダックス商会)^[1] was a Japanese company based in Tokyo,^[2] that advertised the Chrome Dax 35mm camera in 1937. It is not known if the camera was actually sold.

Notes Edit

1. ↑ The correct Roman spelling is unknown, but "Dax" seems plausible.
2. ↑ Its address in 1937 was Tōkyō, Shibatamura-chō 4–4 (東京芝田村町四ノ四). Source: advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 78.

Bibliography Edit

• 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 140.