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| − | In 1856 '''Richard Hüttig''' became a joiner in Berlin. He had been apprentice in a joinery for camera cases. He became master of this profession. Later, in the 1860s, he became chief of a big camera factory which moved to Dresden in 1887 | + | In 1856 '''Richard Hüttig''' became a joiner in Berlin. He had been apprentice in a joinery for camera cases. He became master of this profession. Later, in the 1860s, he became chief of a big camera factory which moved to Dresden in 1887. |
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| + | His company, Richard Hüttig & Sohn (later '''Hüttig AG'''), had been the biggest European camera maker for a certain period. It was the first company in Dresden that produced a [[SLR|single lens reflex camera]], the '''Zeus-Spiegel-Kamera'''. | ||
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| + | In 1904 it offered 90 camera types in 400 variations. After the merger of his company into [[ICA]] the career of Mr. Hüttig declined. As a poor old man he got a place in a home for the aged from the Council of Dresden. | ||
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| + | ==Cameras== | ||
* Afpi | * Afpi | ||
* Atom (4.5×6cm folding, 1908) | * Atom (4.5×6cm folding, 1908) | ||
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* Zeus Detectivkamera | * Zeus Detectivkamera | ||
* Zeus-Spiegel-Kamera (1896) I & II | * Zeus-Spiegel-Kamera (1896) I & II | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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| + | In French: | ||
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeH_imagettes.php#Huttig Hüttig cameras] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils] | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeH_imagettes.php#Huttig Hüttig cameras] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils] | ||
* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app_huttig.php Huttig page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site] | * [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app_huttig.php Huttig page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site] | ||
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[[Category: German camera makers|Hüttig]] | [[Category: German camera makers|Hüttig]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:17, 29 December 2012
| 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 1856 Richard Hüttig became a joiner in Berlin. He had been apprentice in a joinery for camera cases. He became master of this profession. Later, in the 1860s, he became chief of a big camera factory which moved to Dresden in 1887.
History
His company, Richard Hüttig & Sohn (later Hüttig AG), had been the biggest European camera maker for a certain period. It was the first company in Dresden that produced a single lens reflex camera, the Zeus-Spiegel-Kamera.
In 1904 it offered 90 camera types in 400 variations. After the merger of his company into ICA the career of Mr. Hüttig declined. As a poor old man he got a place in a home for the aged from the Council of Dresden.
Cameras
- Afpi
- Atom (4.5×6cm folding, 1908)
- Aviso (4.5×6cm magazine camera, 1907)
- Box Kamera (1890)
- Briefmarkenkamera (earlier sold in England by Butcher's)
- Cameo & Cameo Stereo
- Carmen
- Cosmopolit
- Cupido
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| folding bed camera (1907) image by julochka (Image rights) |
- Cupido Stereolette
- Elegant
- Excelsior
- Fichtners Excelsior Geheimkamera
- Furror Detektiv Kamera
- Gnom (4.5×6, 6.5×9 or 9×12 magazine camera, 1900)
- Halifax
- Hekla
- Helios I, II, Stereopanorama
- Hochtourist
- Ideal (9×12cm folding, 1908)
- Ideal stereo
- Ingo
- Jelco
- Jul
- Lloyd
- Merkur (box, 1900)
- Monopol, Monopol stereo
- Nelson
- Tosca
- Trilby Magazinkamera (1905)
- Zeus Detectivkamera
- Zeus-Spiegel-Kamera (1896) I & II
Links
In French:
- Hüttig cameras at Sylvain Halgand's Collection d'Appareils
- Huttig page at Collection G. Even's site
