![]() At the beginning, Zuihō only appeared as the distributor of the camera, which was produced by the newly formed Mejiro Kōgaku Kōgyō, presented at the time as a "brother company". ![]() In 1956, Zuihō Kōgaku Seiki released the Honor S1, a Leica copy. The Tomy was a peculiar 4.5×6cm camera with Z-shaped folded light path, designed by Sakurai Minoru (桜井実) and made until 1953. From 1952, that company took over the production of the Tomy from Ars Seiki Kōgyō. (瑞宝光学精機㈱), based in Kyōbashi, Tokyo, making binoculars and measuring instruments, mainly for export. It is perhaps the same company that was later known as Zuihō Kōgaku Seiki K.K. ![]() ![]() (瑞宝測量機器㈱) - this means "Zuihō Measuring Instruments Co., Ltd." and makes no mention of optics. The Nice subminiature camera, probably made in the late 1940s, is attributed by McKeown to a company called "Zuiho Sokuryo Kiki K.K." or "Zuiho Optical & Measuring Instruments Co., Ltd." (This is shortened to "Zuiho Optical" in some other sources.) The actual Japanese name was perhaps Zuihō Sokuryō Kiki K.K. ![]()
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