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JB/JE Japanese binoculars manufacturer codes. JB/ JE codes fabricants sur les jumelles japonaises. JB/ JE Herstellercodes auf japanischen Ferngläsern. JB/JE 日本 の双眼鏡のメーカーコード . JB/ JE оды производителей японских биноклейк.  JB/ JE códigos de fabricantes en binoculares japoneses. JB/ JE codici dei produttori sui binocoli giapponesi. JB/ JE tillverkarens koder på japanska kikare. JB/ JE Fabrikantcodes op Japanse verrekijkers. JB/ JE Japon dürbünlerinde üretici kodları. JB/ JE Кодове на производителя на японски бинокли. JB/ JE 日本双筒望远镜上的制造商代码 . JB/JE Kódy výrobců na japonských dalekohledech.

 

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The true value of an on line binoculars museum concept is the ability to gift information to everybody everywhere. A pioneer of posting binoculars and optics information on the internet was researcher Peter Abrahams, on his website Europa, and I probably used the information that he posted (especially JB codes) literally 1,200 plus times in doing my own research. His gifting to everyone of that research information certainly influenced my own thinking. The information he presented and which everybody relied on for even the most cursory research into Japanese binoculars was the lists of Japanese JB and JE manufacturer codes marked on Japanese binoculars for many decades. Sadly Peter Abrahams has passed away, but I am exceptionally pleased to have the permission of his daughter Katie Abrahams in making this information again easily accessible to everybody everywhere, and to have the privilege of promoting the tradition of facilitating this type of open optics research data.

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The marking is actually “JL” (Japan light machinery) plus a “B” for the binoculars assembling manufacturer or an “E” for the manufacturer of the frame/body (metalwork), and a number representing the manufacturer identity.

JB/JE manufacturer code list in ascending numerical order

JB221      Akabori Kogaku Kikai Seisakujo

JB184     Akatsuki Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB69       Akebono Kogaku Kogyo Co

JB162      Akebono Kogaku Seiki Seisakuju

JB60       Akebono Optical, Tokyo

JB232     Akira Ishii

JB207      Aporon Koki Seisakujo

JB114      Arai Kogaku

JB136      Araki Kogaku Seiki Seisakujo

JB6         Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo.

JB220     Ato Kogaku Co. Ltd. Art Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB193     Atorasu Koki Seisakujo Inc. (Atlas Koki 

               Seisakujo)

JB272      Atsugi Optical, Tokyo.

JB139     Busho Kogaku Seisakujo. Inc. (Bushu),

               Saitama.

JB174     Chitose Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB109     Chiyoda Kogaku Seiko Co. Ltd.

JB204     Chuo Koki Seisakujo

JB81       Copitar Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB188      Daiichi Seiko Co. Ltd.

JB213     Daito Kikai Seisakujo Co. Ltd.

JB151      Daito Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB135      Eikosha Sagyojo Co. Ltd.

JB55       Enshu Kogaku Seiki Co. Ltd.,Tokyo.

JB67       Esaka Kogaku

JB185      Fuji Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB225      Fuji Kogaku Kenkyujo

JB96       Fuji Koki Seisakujo Inc.

JB8          Fuji Sbashin Koki Co. Ltd.

JB28        Fuji Seinñtsukiki Seisakujo. Inc.

JB19       FujiKogeisha Co. Ltd.

JB250     Fujimori Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB203      Fujita Kogaku Kogyo Co. I.td.

JB206     Fujita Koki Seisakuio. Inc.,Tokyo.

JB79        Furukawa Kogaku Seisakujo

JB26       Futaba Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB161      Hakko Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB116      Hattori Koki Seisakujo

JB92       Hayashi Kokisha

JB101      Hifumi Kogaku Kikai Co. Ltd.

JB230     Higashi Nippon Kogaku Kikai Kyodo Kumiai

JB168      Hirabayashi Kogaku Seisakujo

JB231      Hiroyuki Tochihara

JB207      Hitachi Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB56       Hiyoshi Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB207     Hiyoshi Optical Co.,Ltd.,Tokyo

JB192      Hoja Koki Seisakujo. Inc.

JB102      Hoya Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB114      Hoya Optical Co.,Ltd.,Tokyo

JB94       Ibuki Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB155      Ichihara Kogaku Renzu Seisakujo

JB24       Ichikawa Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.,Tokyo

JB224      Ikko Seiki

JB167     Ikkosha

JB205      Ileiwa Koki Co. Ltd.

JB122     Imai Kogaku Seisakujo

JB125     Inoue Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB53       Inoue Koki Seisakujo Inc.

JB23        Ishii Kogaku Co. Ltd.,Yokohama

JB22       Itabashi Kogaku Kikai Seisakujo Inc., Tokyo

JB113      Ito Kogaku Kikai Seisakujo. Inc.

JB183     Izumi Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB76        Izumi Seiki Seisakujo. Inc.

JB36       Jiyama Seiko Co.

JB39       Josei Koki Inc.

JB227     Jya Seikosha

JB202     Jyohoku Kogaku Kogyo Kyodo Kumiai 

                Sogankyo Chosei Daiichi Jigyojo

JB107     Jyonan Kogaku Kikai Seisakujo. Inc.

JB215     Jyosei Koki Seisakujo

JB133     Kamakura Koki Co. Ltd., Warabi-Shi

JB115      Kanagawa Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd, 

                Kamakura-Shi

JB228     Kanagawa Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB222      Kanda Koki

JB123      Kansai Kogaku Seisakujo

JB52       Kanto Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB229     Kanto Seimitsu Sogankyo Chosei Gijutsu

                Kyodo Kumiai

JB208     Katon Kogaku Seisakujo Inc. (Carton Kogaku

               Seisakujo)

JB2         Katsuma Kogaku Kikai Co.Ltd.

JB137     Katsuno Koki Seisakujo

JB85        Kawashima Kogaku Seisakujo

JB195      Kawashima Seisakujo

JB217     Kawashima Seisakujo

JB241      Kazuo Tsuchihashi

JB48       Kazusa Koki Seisakujo Inc.

JB177      Keihin Seiko Co. Ltd.

JB199     Keihoku Kogaku

JB112     Keizan Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB108     Kenkosha Inc.

JB145     Kimura Kogaku Seisakujo

JB153      Kitano Koki Seisakujo Co. Ltd.

JB345      Kobayashi Co., Ltd., Kyoto

JB64        Kobayashi Kogaku Scisakitjo. Inc.

JB127      Koei Seiki Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB30       Kofu Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB88       Kofuku Sangyo Co. Ltd. Kowa Koki Seisakujo

JB274     Kohiyama Seisakusho, Tokyo

JB21       Kokisha Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB196      Kokoku Seiki Seisakujo Co Ltd.

JB166     Komiya Kogaku Kenkyuio

JB130     KomiyaKogakuSangyo Co. Ltd.

JB77        Koronbia Kogaku Co. Ltd.  – Columbia

                Kogaku Co.

JB170       Koseiki Seisakujo. Inc.

JB134     Kozan Kogaku Seisakujo Co. Ltd.

JB150      Kuramochi Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB78       Kuribayashi Kogaku Seisakujo

JB157     Kuroki Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB187     Kurumada Kogaku Kogyojo

JB104     Kyanon Kamara Co. Ltd. - Canon Camera Co.

                Ltd.

JB257      Kyoshi Optical Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB44        likura Kogaku Seisakujo Inc.

JB61       Meiho Kogaku Seisakujo Inc.

JB5         Meiji Seiko Co. Ltd.

JB29       Meikosha Inc.

JB148      Misuzu Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd

JB59        Mitsui Kogaku Seisakujo

JB20        Mitsui Koki Seisakujo Co. Ltd.

JB194     Miyagaki Kogakusha

JB32       Miyako Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB214      Miyama Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB237     Motooka Yoshikimi?

JB31       Muraki Koko Co. Ltd.

JB34       Musashi Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB40       Mutsu Koki Inc.

JB159     Myoko Kogaku

JB160     Myoko Kogaku

JB143     Nagashima Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB38       Nakabishi Kogaku Inc.

JB83        Nakamura Kogaku Kogyo Seisakujo Inc.

JB200      Nansei Koki Seisakujo. Inc.

JB129      Narimasu Koki Seisakujo

JB116     Nichiryo Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB86       Niigaki Kogaku Seiki Seisakujo

JB96        Nikkei Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB117     Nikken Kogaku

JB186      Nikko Seisakujo Co. Ltd.

JB42       Nippon Garasu Kogyo Co. Ltd. Takinokawa

                Syuchojo

JB7         Nippon Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB100     Nippon Koki Co. Ltd.

JB156     Nippon Sogan Co. Ltd.

JB119     Nisshin Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB190     Nitto Koki Co. Ltd.

JB171     Noguchi Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB216     Noguchi Koki Seisakujo

JB120      Noppon Koki

JB124     Oda Kogaku Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB84       Oei Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB63       Ofuna Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB239     Ogoshi (?)

JB210     Oishi Kogaku Kogyosho. Inc.

JB121     Oizumi Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB57       Oji Kogaku Kikai Co. Ltd.

JB173      OkayaKogakuKikai Co. Ltd.

JB11        Omiya Kogaku Kikai Seisalcujo, Tokyo

JB74       Omori Sogo Kogaku Kogyo

JB248     Opal Optical, Tokyo

JB277     Orient Co., Saitama

JB12       Orora Kogaku Co. Ltd. - Aurora Kogaku Co.

                Ltd.

JB62       Oshiro Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB169     Ota Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB226     Otake Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB17       Otake Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB179      Otaki Kogaku Seiki Seisakujo

JB46       Otsuka Kogaku Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB230     Palus Optical, Tokyo

JB35       Raito Koki Seisakujo Co. Ltd. - Lite Koki

                Seisakujo Co. Ltd.

JB72         Rubina Koki Co. Ltd.

JB58        Ryuko Seisakujo

JB154      Sanei Kagaku Kenkyojo

JB147      Sankaku Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB16        Sankei Koki Seisakujo Inc.

JB106      Sanko Kogaku Seisakujo Inc.

JB197      Sankyo Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB49       Sankyo Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB80       Sansei Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd

JB82       Sanwa Kogaku Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB212     Sanwa Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB27       Sanyo Koki Co. Ltd.

JB176     Sanyo Koki Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB9         Sato Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB189     Sawama Kogaku Seisakujo

JB93        Seiwa Kogaku Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB191     Seiwa Optical Co., Ltd., Wako-Shi

JB98       Seiwa Seiki Seisakujo Inc.

JB75       Seki Kogaku Kikai Co. Ltd.

JB89       Sekiguchi Kogaku Seisakujo. Inc., Tokyo

JB41       Shinsei Kogaku Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB256     Shinsei Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB178      Shinyo Koki Seisakujo

JB172      ShowaKokiSeizoCo. Ltd.

JB233      Shuzaburo Ishikawa (Ishikawa Optical

                Ind.), Tokyo

JB236      Shuzaburo Wakabayashi

JB90       Someno Koki Seisakujo

JB97       Soneda Kogaku Kenkyujo Inc.

JB68       Sono Kogaku Kikai Co. Ltd.

JB142     Subaru Kogaku Kikai Co. Ltd.

JB70       Sugamo Kogaku Seisakujo

JB243      Suwa Koki Co. Ltd.

JB54       Suzuki Kogaku Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB132     Taiei Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB45       Taisei Kogaku Kogyo Co; Ltd.

JB128      Taishin Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB152     Taito Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB110     Taiyo Kogaku Seisakujo Inc.

JB81       Takahisa Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB235     Takeo Saito

JB201     Takeuchi Shokai Seisakujo

JB45       Tamron Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB50       Tanaka Koki Seisakujo. Inc.

JB103     Teihoku Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo

               (Tohoku)

JB240      Teiji Hirose

JB33       Teito Koki Co. Ltd.

JB198      Tenwa Seiki Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB138     The Oriental Trading Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB1         Toa Kogaku Co.Ltd., Tokyo

JB231      Tochihara Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB4         Toei Kogaku Co. Ltd., Hatogaya-Shi

JB3         Toei Kogaku Seisakujo Co.Ltd.

JB71       Toho Koki Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB251     Toho Optical Mfg. Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB211     Toho Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB10        Toko Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB219     Tokoki

JB144     Tokuei Seiki Kogyojo Co. Ltd.

JB47       Tokuhiro Koki Seisakusho Inc., Tokyo

JB99       Tokushu Kogaku Seisakujo Co Ltd.

JB18       Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Co. Ltd.

JB163     Tokyo Koki Seisakujo

JB15       Tokyo Oputikaru Co. Ltd.- Tokyo Optical Co.

                Ltd.

JB141     Tonan Kogaku Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB242     Tornoaki Ogawa

JB111     Tosco Co., Ltd., Tokyo

JB244     Tosei Kogaku

JB238      Toshio Maruyama

JB158     Towa Koeki Co. Ltd.

JB138      Toyo Jitsugyo Co. Ltd.

JB175     Toyo Kogaku Kenkxuio.

JB140     Toyo Kogaku Kogyo Co Ltd

JB176     Toyo Koki Kogyo Co.

JB105     Toyoshima Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd

JB164      Toyoshima Koki Seisakujo

JB43       Tozaki Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB73       Tsuchida Kogaku Seisakujo.

JB110     Tsukuba Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB180     Tsukumo Seisakujo

JB14       Ueta Seiki Co. Ltd.

JB149      Urawa Kogaku Seiki Seisakujo Co. Ltd.

JB60        Wakaba Koki Seisakujo Inc.

JB146     Warabi Kokisha

JB126     Yabe Kogaku Kiki Seisakujo Co. Ltd.

JB165     Yabuki Kogaku Kogyo Co. Ltd.

JB87       Yachiyo Kogaku Co. Ltd

JB181     Yamagami Kogaku Seisakujo

JB131      Yamanoi Kogaku Co Ltd

JB182     Yarnato Koki Seisakujo

JB191      Yoko Sangyo Co. Ltd

JB118     Yoshikawa Koki Co. Ltd.

JB51       Yoshimoto Kogaku Co. Ltd.

JB37       Yoshinon Kogaku Kikai Co. Ltd.

JB234      Yoshitada Matsumaru

JB223      Zaika Co. Ltd.

JB25       Zuiho Kogaku Seiki Co. Ltd., Tokyo

JB/JE manufacturer code list in ascending alphabetical order by name

Note: For JE prefix codes the manufacturer identification number is the same ID number as those marked below with JB code as prefix.

JB/JE BINOCULARS MANUFACTURER CODE LIST VIEW COUNT UPDATED 8/1/2023 39,844 JB/ JE code views

1959 Binoculars Manufacturers Addresses (Companion list to manufacturer JB codes)

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“After WW11 the Japanese people were desperate to find ways to become entrepreneurs while challenged by the circumstances that now existed in Japan. Former employees of the Japanese war efforts who were experienced in building binoculars, all recognized there was an opportunity in the peace time market for binoculars. These employees were scattered through out mainland Japan, and many were former employees of the first 20  companies on the J/B manufacture list. These few original companies begin building binoculars with good quality control that were a great value for Americans who had been paying dearly for that precious pair of Zeiss, or Bausch & Lomb. The market exploded, in the United States, thanks to people like Dave Bushnell, Humphrey Swift, and many others. With that explosion, just about everyone in Japan, who could, jumped on the band wagon building binoculars, some were very good, some fair, and some were junk. Some of the early group recognized the need for a quality control board. The Japanese Telescopes Inspection Institute was formed, and developed an Export standard.”

The JB /JE codes marked on binoculars were an internal industry way to link binoculars meeting those standards (and entitled to those “passed” stickers) back to their assembling and parts manufacturer. In the early 1980’s Bill Beacom met an optics dealer who mentioned having seen a complete list, and Bill contacted and obtained the list in Japanese from the Japanese Telescopes Inspection Institute/ associated Japanese Binoculars Promotion Association in NYC. Around 1990 Bill engaged a Japanese student to translate it, and the translation was given to eight people, and Fred Schwartzman formatted his copy to go onto Peter Abrahams binoculars website. I mention this to emphasize how chance, and perceptions of value, and individual efforts, preserved and made available this important data tool in understanding Japanese binoculars production.

Quoting Bill Beacom, who originally obtained the list of JB identification codes assigned to Japanese binoculars manufacturers through a formal request to the Japanese Telescopes Inspection Institute through the Japanese Export Promotion Association which took a year to arrive from Japan as Japanese language documents, which he had translated…

Bill Beacom

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