Mini Camera made in Occupied Japan

These cameras were produced in about 1950 using a great many different styles as export items mostly:

"Made In Occupied Japan -- "Made In Occupied Japan" is a common marking on cameras made during the late 1940's and early 1950's. After World War II, the United States occupied the country and required all items destined for export to be marked "Made In Occupied Japan". Most were marked in one way or another. But items made for the home market of Japan did not need to be marked. The Occupation officially ended in September of 1951, but some items may have still been marked for a brief time after this date."

The design of yours appears to be a higher end model, produced late in that time range.

Prices for these types are all over the map. They tend to go from about $50 to about $200 (camera's, as a body, don't tend to command high prices unless they are particularly special, such as the old wet plate bellows on tripod models).

As one person put it, the same camera that sold for $150-$200 at the start of the month sold for $50 at the end.

This site seems to handle a number of these cameras and it would probably be worth your while to contact them. They might be able to shed more lite on it. IF you find out something new, please post it here for the rest of us!

http://www.geocities.com/mbarel.geo/m_submini.html

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