Lot Essay
The Doryu pistol camera was introduced in 1955.
Details
DORYU CAMERA COMPANY LTD., Japan
A 16mm. Doryu 2-16 flash camera no. 10542 with black plastic and polished metal body and a Dorymar Wide Angle 15mm. f/2.2 lens no. 52207, mounted on an integral pistol stock with facility for magnesium flash pellets; a red plastic box of Doryu 2-16 flash pellets, instruction sheet and J.C.I.I. tag no. 183228 dated Sep. 1956, in maker's presentation box.
A 16mm. Doryu 2-16 flash camera no. 10542 with black plastic and polished metal body and a Dorymar Wide Angle 15mm. f/2.2 lens no. 52207, mounted on an integral pistol stock with facility for magnesium flash pellets; a red plastic box of Doryu 2-16 flash pellets, instruction sheet and J.C.I.I. tag no. 183228 dated Sep. 1956, in maker's presentation box.
Literature
Sugiyama et.al. (1985), The collectors guide to Japanese cameras, p. 275 no. 5029.
White (1990), Subminiature photography, p. 147-148.
White (1990), Subminiature photography, p. 147-148.
Further details
See front cover illustration