Three of the leading Japanese optical manufacturers merged in 1917 to form Nippon Kogaku K.K. which would eventually become Nikon. They started manufacturing microscopes, telescopes, binoculars, and eventually camera lenses under the brand name NIKKOR.
Source: https://www.nikon.com/about/corporate/history/chronology/index.htm
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