Lipca
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Lipca, which is short for Lippische Camerafabrik Richter & Fischer, was started by a business agreement on October 30th 1947 in Barntrup, Germany, by the former owners of Kamera-Werk C. Richter, the married couple Fritz and Charlotte Richter together with Karl Fischer, a Master of Business Administration.
Fritz Richter died in a tragic car accident soon afterwards in January 1948 while en route to a business meeting to discuss the plans for another camera factory in Bünde (later known as Balda Bünde).
The "Lippischen Camerafabrik Richter & Fischer GmbH" Barntrup was then officially founded on May 14th 1948 by the widow Charlotte Richter and Karl Fischer.
The company was closed in the early 1960's[1].
Contents
Cameras
- Flexo (1949)
- Flexora (1952)
- Flexora II
- Flexora III (1956)
- Rollop I and II (1954)
- Rollop Automatic (1956)
The Rollop 35 is not related to Lipca and was produced after the company was closed.[2]
Very probably the Rollop 35 is the same camera as the Franka 125 L.
Notes
Bibliography
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover).
- Personal Lipca research documentation, courtesy of long time Lipca collector and history investigator Herr Ulf Schopfer, Bad Pyrmont, Germany
- Peter Barz, article "Lipca Teil 1, eine Neugründung der Nachkriegszeit" in the German magazine "Photographica Cabinett 25/02"
- Peter Barz, article "Lipca Teil 2, Die Kameras de Lippischen Camerafabrik Richter & Fischer GmbH, Barntrup" in the German magazine "Photographica Cabinett 26/02"
Links
In English:
- A company history at amateurphotographer.com
- Andreas Wolkerstorfers Flexora TLR
In French:
- Lippische Cameras at www.collection-appareils.fr