ICA
Camera industry in Dresden |
Balda | Certo | Eho-Altissa | Eichapfel | Ernemann | Feinmess | Heyde | Hamaphot | Huth | Hüttig | ICA | Ihagee | Kochmann | Kerman | KW | Eugen Loeber | Ludwig | Mentor | Merkel | Meyer | Mimosa | Pentacon | Richter | Sommer | Stübiger | Unger & Hoffmann | Werner | Wünsche | Zeiss Ikon | Zeh |
Camera distributors in Dresden |
Stöckig |
Camera industry in Freital |
Beier | Pouva | Stein & Binnewerg | Thowe | Welta |
In 1909, the four camera makers Hüttig AG in Dresden, Kamerawerk Dr. Krügener in Frankfurt/M, Wünsche AG in Reick near Dresden and Carl Zeiss Palmos AG in Jena joined forces to become the Internationale Camera A.-G. (ICA) in Dresden.
1922 ICA advertisement scanned by Uwe Kulick |
History
Hüttig, one of the oldest camera makers to take part on this new venture was founded in 1862.
Originally, the new company logo was a five-pointed star. Later this was changed to a light-bearing angel. ICA produced a variety of cameras, continuing some of the camera lines of the founding companies. The plate cameras Sirene 135 and Ideal are common.
In 1926, ICA was one of the name-giving partners in Zeiss-Ikon. The others were Ernemann, also in Dresden, Goerz and Contessa-Nettel. The serial number system employed by Zeiss Ikon until its demise in 1972 was initiated early on when ICA was established, using a letter preceding the serial number.
Cameras
Plate Cameras
ICA Lola image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
Continued Hüttig models
- Atom, Atom B
- Aviso
- Lloyd
- Cupido
- Stereolette
- Ideal, Ideal Stereo
- Nelson
- Teddy 146 [1]
- Toska 110 (vertical)
- Toska 330 (horizontal 10x15, panorama & stereo)[2]
- Toska 400 (horizontal 9x12, panorama & stereo)[3]
- Trilby
Continued Wünsche models
- Juwel
- Reicka 12 x 9 plate camera[4]
- Sirene 135, Sirene 105
Ica Halloh image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
Continued Dr. Krügener models
- Trona
Continued Zeiss-Palmos models
- Minimum-Palmos, Stereo Minimum-Palmos
- Universal-Palmos
Rollfilm
Continued Wünsche models
Continued Dr. Krügener models
Notes
- ↑ Westlicht Auktion 4, November 2003, Lot 551
- ↑ Breker April 2005 Lot 890)
- ↑ Westlicht Auktion 4, November 2003, Lot 555
- ↑ fitted with Goerz Dogmar f/4.5 15cm in Compur (seen in an eBay Auction December 2012)
Links
- ICA company history in German on Wikipedia.org
- Ideal 650 stereo camera in Welt der Stereoskopie
- Polyscop at Technische Antiquitäten [1]
- Icarette II 500 in Frank Petermann's website
- brochure of 1925 about contemporary ICA cameras at [2] M. Butkus´
- Ica page at Collection G. Even's site
- Ica cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr