Sakura Brand Name (Japanese Script) and Trademark, Circa 1929 - mid 1950's

Sakura brand name (Japanese Script style) and trademark.

It is unclear (to this author at present) when the “Sakura” brand name was introduced. Konishiya Rokubei-ten released the “Cherry” Handheld Camera 1903 (Meiji 36), so the "Cherry" brand was used very early for their products.

Konishiroku Honten is known to have launched the “Sakura” brand of film in 1929, even though they had begun manufacture of sensitized materials (photographic plates and printing paper) in 1902 (Meiji 35) (stated in advertisement in British Journal Almanac ,1958).

Sakura (written as さくら, direct translation is “Cherry Blossoms”)

Observed used circa early/mid 1930s to mid 1950’s – on films, chemicals, filters and lens hoods. It was also used on the name plates of large format field cameras of the period.

Examples of it use include;

On the Sakura Chrome Film 6x9 Film Pack, Konishiroku Honten, Circa Jan 1934,

On the Konishiroku Sakura Portrait Panchromatic Dry Plate package, Circa and 1940 May-July

In the Sakura Film Advert., February 1949, Ars Camera ([アルス]カメラ)
www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/49256609153/in/photolist...

In the Konica Camera and Sakura products Advert. in the October 1950 issue of Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ).
www.flickr.com/photos/camerawiki/49797631207/in/photolist...

Also appears on Konilette II Lens Hood and Konilette II Y1 Filter, Circa 1955 – 1956 (TPHC Item No. 20230817_06),
See flic.kr/p/2oXsase

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Taken on: July 6, 2024

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Konishiroku

Konishiroku Honten

小西六本店

Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.

小西六寫真工業株式會社

Konica

Sakura

さくら

Sakura Film

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Sets appears in: • Konica Sakura Products

Groups appears in: • Camera-wiki.org

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