Need Help identifying this LF camera monorail -oooohhhhh Mystery!

I have been looking to get a cheap large format monorail rig and came across this one.

The seller was a kind of estate seller so could only provide that it was a TOYO brand and nothing else.


It looks to me that the front (smaller) standards are 4x5 from a Toyo D45m and the rear might be an 8x10.

I have looked up several models even from other brands and can't seem to find this one.


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Does anyone recognize this?

Can anyone identify the symbol on the nobs?

One the third photo it looks like some number identification. - 6x8D 68060024

PM kumar.

This is a Toyo Deluxe which initially came in battleship gray. It was the first Toyo camera. I believe it was a whole plate camera.The serial number also hints to it. 8x10 wasn't all that common earlier in Japan. The stylized S symbol on the knobs stands for Sakai Machine Tools, the maker of Toyo cameras.

Where are you located?

Kumar

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Originally Posted by B.S.Kumar

This is a Toyo Deluxe which initially came in battleship gray. It was the first Toyo camera. I believe it was a whole plate camera.The serial number also hints to it. 8x10 wasn't all that common earlier in Japan. The stylized S symbol on the knobs stands for Sakai Machine Tools, the maker of Toyo cameras.

Where are you located?

Kumar

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WOW!!! Thank you so much.

That's so cool.

I will try to find more information about it.


I currently live in Japan (Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken) and was looking through Yahoo Auctions JP to acquire a monorail rig for my scanner camera project.

I really appreciate your help. I thought I was going crazy when I couldn't match up the standard design to the older Toyo models.

Would you be able to recommend a site where I can read more about it? Even if it's in Japanese, I can have a friend help translate.