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Big and Small: Nikon binoculars |
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“Nikon” was a brand of Japanese manufacturer/exporter/distributor Nippon Kogaku KK since 1945, and the co became Nikon in 1988. My smaller 7x15 Nikon binoculars were assembled by JB7/ Nippon Kogaku KK., of Japan, with frame by JE44/ likura Kogaku Seisakujo Inc. of Japan. My larger Nikon binoculars 7x50 binoculars are also assembled by JB7/ Nippon Kogaku KK. of Japan, and also carry the EP Japanese export only taxation mark. |
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Japanese External Reverse Porro Prism Binoculars. WEBSITE MUSEUM |
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BIG & SMALL #2 binoculars |
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BINOCULARS RESEARCH WEBSITE, NOT FOR PROFIT FERNGLAS-FORSCHUNGS-WEBSITE, NICHT GEWINNORIENTIERT SITE DE RECHERCHE SUR LES JUMELLES, Ŕ BUT NON LUCRATIF |
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Big and Small: Remington binoculars |
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Big and Small: Revue binoculars |
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Big and Small: CEZ binoculars |
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Big and Small: Empire binoculars |
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“Remington” was a trade marked brand of Remington Arms from 1907, but was widely licensed to distributors for use on all sorts of other goods. My smaller Remington 9x20 binoculars were assembled by JB93/ Siewa Optical Co. Ltd. (Seiwa Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushiki-geisha ) ( 清和光学株式会社 ) of Japan, and also have the TJK in diamond mark of exporter Toyo Jitsugo Kogaku K.K. (Oriental Trading Co) of Japan, and the frame mfgr was JE84/ Oei Kogaku Co. Ltd. of Japan. My larger Remington 7x25 binoculars were assembled by JB56/ Hiyoshi Kogaku Co. Ltd., with frame/ body manufacturered by JE63 Ofuna Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd. of Japan. |
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Big and Small: Super Zenith binoculars |
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Revue was a trade marked brand of Grossversandhaus Quelle Gustav Schickedanzke, Germany, who owned Foto Quelle, which had been founded in 1957. By 1970 European based Foto Quelle was the world’s largest retail chain of camera and photo equipment. My smaller Revue 10x40 external reverse poro prism binoculars post date JB manufacturer’s codes, as do my larger Revue 10x50 conventional binoculars. Both binoculars carry German language markings. |
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I have not been able to determine the identity of C.E.Z., but suspect it to be a Japanese exporter or U.S. importer in the 1950’s. My smaller 6x15 C.E.Z binoculars post date the US occupation period but predate JB codes, so date to 1951 to Nov. 1959 and are maker marked AOCo (Asahi Optical Co) of Japan, and carry AOCo’s trade marked Jupiter model name. My larger C-E-Z 7x50 binoculars post date the US occupation period but predate JB codes, so date to 1951 to Nov. 1959. |
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Empire was a trade marked brand of US importer distributor Jason Empire from around 1963, and subsequently of US importer distributor Bushnell. My smaller Empire 7x18 model 230 binoculars were assembled by JB93/ Siewa Optical Co. Ltd. ( 清和光学株式会社 ) of Japan, and the frame manufacturer was JE50/ Tanaka Koki Seisakujo. Inc. of Japan. My larger Empire 7x50 binoculars were assembled by JB139/ Busho Kogaku Seisakujo of Japan. |
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I have not been able to identify the background of Super Zenith brand use on binoculars, though it is multi national and over a long period of time. My smaller Super Zenith 10x20 binoculars were assembled by JB231/ Tochihara Optical Co ( 栃原光学株式会社) of Japan. My larger Super Zenith 16x50 binoculars post date JB codes, are Japanese made, but with silk screen markings on plastic cover panels that probably date them to the 1990’s or newer. The larger binoculars carry a small star logo (probably an exporter logo). |
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Big and Small: Kalimar binoculars |
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Big and Small: Stellar binoculars |