Lot 202
202
DORYU CAMERA CO. LTD., JapanA 16mm. Doryu 2-16 flash camera no. 10500 with black-enamelled metal and chrome metal body, removable flash-pellet cartridge, sportsfinder and a Dorymar Wide Angle 15mm. f/2.2 lens no. 522039 in maker's leather holster stamped Doryu.

Details
DORYU CAMERA CO. LTD., JapanA 16mm. Doryu 2-16 flash camera no. 10500 with black-enamelled metal and chrome metal body, removable flash-pellet cartridge, sportsfinder and a Dorymar Wide Angle 15mm. f/2.2 lens no. 522039 in maker's leather holster stamped Doryu.
Literature
Sugiyama et.al. (1985), The Collectors Guide to Japanese Cameras, p. 275, no. 5029.
White (1990), Subminiature Photography, p. 147-148.

Lot Essay

Introduced in 1955 production of the Doryu pistol camera was very limited. The example sold in Spy, Subminiature and Detective Cameras, 9 December 1991, (lot 225) had the serial number of 10542.

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