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JCll Camera Museum / Cherry hand camera

The JCII Camera Museum was founded in 1989 to present the historical development of the camera and photography. The exhibits give a systematic picture of the development of Japanese cameras. Also on display are classic, masterpiece, and curio cameras from around the world that are of historical importance. (For more information, see the January 2008 issue of the PR magazine pla-topia.) http://www.jcii-cameramuseum.jp/

Cherry hand camera This is the first industrial production of Cherry hand camera in Japan, which was the first mass-produced camera in Japan. It was made at Konishi Honten, the predecessor of the present KONICA MINOLTA. Six Carte-de-Visite (5.4 cm x 8.3 cm) dry plates were put in advance in a simple magazine camera to take photos sequentially.