Vintage 1950's Miniature Crystar mini Camera with original leather case. Made in Japan!
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Vintage 1950's Miniature Crystar mini Camera with original leather case. Made in Japan!
Size 5 x 3.5 cm
The company was perhaps founded in 1953, under the name Crystar Kōki K.K. , and first made the Crystar Flex TLR, distributed by Iwato Shōkai.
The Sister Six folder was released in early 1954; at least one original document attributes it to Sister Kōgaku Kōgyō this might be a separate company which merged into Crystar Kōki.
The products of Crystar Kōki were distributed by Sumimitsu in early 1954 and by Lista Shōkai in the middle of the year. The address of the company at the time was Arakawa-ku Mikawashima 5–354 in Tokyo.
Not all cameras called Crystar were made by this company, and the Crystar 45 TLR distributed by Sumimitsu in mid-1954 was made by Ōshiro Seisakusho. It is not known whether the Hit-type Crystar camera is related to Crystar Kōki.
