K.K. Takasago Shōkai (㈱高砂商会) was a Japanese distributor in Ginza, Tokyo, in the 1950s.^[1] The company distributed the Sanon Six folders (made by Tōsei Kōki) and the Comex 35 viewfinder camera, originally called Sanon 35. It also announced the Sanonflex TLR.

Takasago is a place name in Tokyo, not far from Koiwamachi, where the factory of Tōsei Kōki was located.^[2]

Contents 1 Distributed cameras 2 Notes 3 Bibliography 4 Links

Distributed cameras Edit

• Sanon 35 and Comex 35
• Sanonflex
• Sanon Six (I), II, III (name variants of the Frank Six)

Notes Edit

1. ↑ Its exact address was Tōkyō-to Chūō-ku Ginza Higashi 4–1 (東京都中央区銀座東4–1). Advertisements dated June and July 1953 reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, pp.138–9.
2. ↑ This page by Terasaki Haruhisa.

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.

Links Edit

In Japanese:

• Tōsei Kōki in Terasaki Haruhisa's website (mentioning Takasago Shōkai)