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Big and Small: Asahi Pentax binoculars |
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Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha was formed in 1919 in Japan as spectacle makers, and by 1938 it was producing camera lenses. After being reorganized in occupied Japan in 1948, it returned to manufacturing and distributing binoculars and cameras, including supplying Konica and Minolta. My smaller AOCo / Asahi Optical Co. 6x15 Pentax binoculars were assembled by JB6/ Asahi Optical Co. of Japan with frame by JE49/ Sankyo Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd. Of Japan. My larger 6x30 Asahi Pentax binoculars were assembled by JB127 Koei Seiki Co Ltd. of Japan, and the frame/body were made by JE30 Kofu Kogaku Kogyo Ltd. of Japan. |
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Japanese External Reverse Porro Prism Binoculars. WEBSITE MUSEUM |
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BIG & SMALL #5 binoculars |
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BINOCULARS RESEARCH WEBSITE, NOT FOR PROFIT FERNGLAS-FORSCHUNGS-WEBSITE, NICHT GEWINNORIENTIERT SITE DE RECHERCHE SUR LES JUMELLES, À BUT NON LUCRATIF |
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Big and Small: Starlite binoculars |
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I have never found any documentation defining the background of Starlite brand use on binoculars. My smaller 8x20 Starlite binoculars are marked “ MSC ” for Meiji Seiko Co. Ltd. 明治精工株式会社 of Japan . My larger Starlite 7x35 are marked DBK IOC. ( do not know what company D.B.K. represents but believe I.O.C. to be Itabashi Optical Manufacturing Co. Ltd. of Japan Both binoculars post date the US occupation period, but predate JB codes, so date 1952 to Nov. 1959. |
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Big and Small: Ashreh binoculars |
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Ashreh was a non trade marked brand of US distributor Ashreh Supply Co. of New York City . My smaller 6x15 Ashreh binoculars were assembled by JB 001/ /Toa Optical Co., Ltd. (Toa Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushiki-geisha )( 東亜光学株式会社 of Japan . My larger 7x50 Ashreh binoculars post date the US occupation period, but predate JB codes, or else post date JB codes (lean toward the latter). Both of these Ashreh binoculars appear in this collection’s 1970 Ashreh catalog. |
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Big and Small: King binoculars |
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Big and Small: Perfex binoculars |
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Perfex was a trade marked binoculars brand of Imperial Optical Co. of Toronto Ontario Canada. My smaller 6x15 Perfex binoculars were assembled by JB47/ Tokuhiro Micro Binocular Co: (Tokuhiro Koki Seisakusho Inc)( 徳弘光機製作所株式会社 ) of Japan, and also carry the associated NAOKI mark. My larger 7x35 Perfex binoculars were assembled by JB101/ Hifumi Kogaku Kikai Co. Ltd. with frame/body by JE7/ Nippon Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd. Of Japan. |
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I have never found any documentation defining the background of King brand use on binoculars. My smaller external prism design 15x50 King binoculars were assembled by JB93/ Siewa Optical Co. Ltd. ( 清和光学株式会社 ) of Japan. My larger conventional 10x50 King binoculars were assembled by JB207/ Hiyoshi Optical Co.Ltd. of Japan, with a frame/body by JE22/ Itabashi Kogaku Kikai Seisakujo Inc. of Japan. . |
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Big and Small: Boots binoculars |
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Big and Small: Aetna binoculars |
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