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Model A:
 
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* [[Meyer]] Goerlitz Doppelanastigmat Citonar 7.5cm f/6.3<ref>[http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/contessa-nettel/piccolette/index.html Contessa Nettel Piccolette] in Sammlung Kurt Tauber</ref>.
 
* [[Meyer]] Goerlitz Doppelanastigmat Citonar 7.5cm f/6.3<ref>[http://www.kameramuseum.de/0-fotokameras/contessa-nettel/piccolette/index.html Contessa Nettel Piccolette] in Sammlung Kurt Tauber</ref>.
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Model B:
 
Model B:
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* Achromat 7.5cm f/11 in Acro shutter (25, 50, 75, B, T)
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* Achromat 7.5cm f/11 in Acro shutter (25, 50, 75, B, T)<ref> Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8; 1925, p. 26; 1926, p. 13; 1927, p. 21.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1921, p. 13; August 1921, p. 1;  August 1924, p. 2; April 1925, p. 20; April 1926, p. 20.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1924, p. 45; 1925, p. 45; 1926, p. 45;  1927, p. 45 </ref>
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* Contessa-Nettel Piccar 7.5cm f/11 in Piccar shutter (25, 50, 75, B, T)<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/50699409@N07/6633643935/ Flickr]</ref>
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*Contessa-Nettel Piccar 7.5cm f/11 in Piccar shutter (25, 50, 75, B, T)<ref> Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1923, p. 9.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1924, p. 45.—[http://www.flickr.com/photos/50699409@N07/6633643935/ Flickr]</ref>
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* Contessa-Nettel Nettar Anastigmat 7.5cm f/6.3 in [[Gauthier | ACG]] Derval shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T)<ref>f-stops marked off as 6.3, 9, 12.5, 18, 25, 36 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/8078596581/ heritagefutures via Flickr]</ref>
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* Contessa-Nettel Nettar Anastigmat 7.5cm f/6.3 in [[Gauthier | ACG]] Derval shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T)<ref>f-stops marked off as 6.3, 9, 12.5, 18, 25, 36.—Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1923, p. 9.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1927, p. 45.—Catalogue Photo-Sport (Paris)  1923, p. 21.— [http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/8078596581/ heritagefutures via Flickr]</ref>
 
* [[Meyer]] Goerlitz Nettar Anastigmat 7.5cm f/6.3 in [[Gauthier | ACG]] Derval shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T)<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/coleccionandocamaras/5569496652/ coleccionandocamaras  via Flickr]</ref>
 
* [[Meyer]] Goerlitz Nettar Anastigmat 7.5cm f/6.3 in [[Gauthier | ACG]] Derval shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T)<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/coleccionandocamaras/5569496652/ coleccionandocamaras  via Flickr]</ref>
 
* Contessa Nettel Doppel Anastigmat Taronar 7.5cm f/5.4 in Compur shutter<ref>[http://www.thecamerasite.net/03_Folder_Cameras/Pages/zeiscocarette.htm The Camerasite]</ref>
 
* Contessa Nettel Doppel Anastigmat Taronar 7.5cm f/5.4 in Compur shutter<ref>[http://www.thecamerasite.net/03_Folder_Cameras/Pages/zeiscocarette.htm The Camerasite]</ref>
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*[[Zeiss]] [[Tessar]] 7.5cm f/4.5 in [[Compur]] shutter <ref> Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8; 1927, p. 21.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1921, p. 13; August 1921, p. 1; August 1922, p. 13; April 1923, p. 18;  April 1925, p. 20.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1927, p. 45.—Catalogue Photo-Sport (Paris) 1922, p. 22 </ref>
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*[[Zeiss]] [[Tessar]] 7.5cm f/6.3 in [[Compur]] shutter <ref> Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1923, p. 18;  April 1925, p. 20;  April 1926, p. 20 </ref>
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*[[Zeiss]] Triotar 7.5cm f/6.3 in [[Compur]] shutter <ref> Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1921, p. 13; August 1921, p. 1;  August 1922, p. 13.—Catalogue Photo-Sport (Paris) 1922, p. 22;  1923, p. 21 </ref>
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Model B, lenses with font-cell focussing:
 
Model B, lenses with font-cell focussing:
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*[[Zeiss]] [[Tessar]] 7.5cm f.4.5 in [[Compur]] shutter <ref> Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1923, p. 9; 1925, p. 26; 1926, p. 13.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1922, p. 49; 1923, p. 47; 1924, p. 45; 1925, p. 45;  1926, p. 45;  April 1926, p. 20; 1927, p. 45.—Catalogue Photo-Sport (Paris) 1922, p. 22; 1923, p. 21 </ref>
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*[[Zeiss]] [[Tessar]] 7.5cm f.6.3 in [[Compur]] shutter <ref> Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8 </ref>
  
 
====Zeiss Ikon 1926-1930====
 
====Zeiss Ikon 1926-1930====

Revision as of 01:44, 13 October 2012

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Zeiss Ikon Piccolette
image by Kimmo Kulovesi (Image rights)

The Piccolette is range of cameras made by Nettel in Stuttgart and its successor companies Contessa-Nettel and Zeiss Ikon.

pre-World War I Piccolette

The Piccolette was first made by Nettel, the company which became Contessa-Nettel, as a folding-bed camera for 4x6.5 cm exposures on rollfilm, from 1914. This camera was available with various lenses, including Nettel's own Anastigmat or Rapid Aplanat, and Pronto or Compound shutter. It has radial lever focusing on the bed.[1]

post-World War I Piccolette

The Piccolette is best-known as a strut-folding camera for eight 4×6.5 cm exposures on 127 film, made from 1919 by Contessa-Nettel in Stuttgart,[2] and continued by Zeiss-Ikon after the merger in 1926 in which Contessa-Nettel joined to form Zeiss Ikon. Production seems to have eased in 1930 or 1931.[3]The total production is unclear at this point.[4] The Piccolette is more or less a copy of the Vest Pocket Kodak, and the Piccolette itself was copied by Konishroku as the Pearlette.

Contessa-Nettel Piccolette 1919-1926

Two models have been observed: Model A lacks a Brillant viewfinder on the front standard. The inscription 'Piccolette' occurs above the lens/shutter unit, while "Contessa-Nettel Stuttgart' appears below. The lenses installed are is fix-focus[5]. Model B has a Brillant viewfinder incorporated into the front standard. The inscription 'Piccolette' now occurs below the lens/shutter unit and a manufacturer's logo has been added at the top left of the standard.

The camera was offered with a range of lens and shutter options:

Model A:

  • Meyer Goerlitz Doppelanastigmat Citonar 7.5cm f/6.3[6].


Model B:

  • Achromat 7.5cm f/11 in Acro shutter (25, 50, 75, B, T)[7]
  • Contessa-Nettel Piccar 7.5cm f/11 in Piccar shutter (25, 50, 75, B, T)[8]
  • Contessa-Nettel Nettar Anastigmat 7.5cm f/6.3 in ACG Derval shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T)[9]
  • Meyer Goerlitz Nettar Anastigmat 7.5cm f/6.3 in ACG Derval shutter (25, 50, 100, B, T)[10]
  • Contessa Nettel Doppel Anastigmat Taronar 7.5cm f/5.4 in Compur shutter[11]
  • Zeiss Tessar 7.5cm f/4.5 in Compur shutter [12]
  • Zeiss Tessar 7.5cm f/6.3 in Compur shutter [13]
  • Zeiss Triotar 7.5cm f/6.3 in Compur shutter [14]

Model B, lenses with font-cell focussing:

Zeiss Ikon 1926-1930

The production of the camera was continued after the merger and offered as model 545/12. Examples exist that carry the Contessa-Nettel logo in the top left corner of the front standard, but add 'Zeiss Ikon' underneath 'Piccolette.'[17] At one point the Contessa-Nettel logo was replaced with the Zeiss Ikon logo. Some versions carry the catalogue number 545/12 below the word 'Piccolette.'[18] As before, the camera was offered with a range of lens options:



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Zeiss Ikon Piccolette de Luxe
from 1928 Zeiss Ikon Catalog (Image rights)

Piccolette de Luxe

The version with the Tessar lens and turnable brilliant finder and sports finder was made from 1927 to 1930 as the Piccolette de Luxe. (catalogue nº 546/12 ). It has a folding bed in addition to struts, allowing bellows focusing, and perhaps giving a more rigid arrangement of the front standard.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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). p714 (Nettel), 215 (Contessa-Nettel) and 1057 (Zeiss Ikon).
  2. ↑ Contessa-Nettel Piccolette, with an f/4.5 Tessar and dial-set Compur shutter, at Early Photography.
  3. ↑ It is no longer included in the 1931 Zeiss Ikon catalog. —But it is included in French catalogues until 1932.
  4. ↑ Unlike the number on the film carrier, which seems stamped/punched in, the body serial number of the Piccolette was engraved, but in a very fine and shallow fashion. Even limited corrosion seems to have obliterated part or all of the serial number on a great number of cameras. The last three digits of the serial number are repeated and punched into the reinforcement bar of the film carrier. Observed Serial Number Ranges:
    Contessa-Nettel: 183485 Nettar/Derval (coleccionandocamaras); 266759 Achromat/Acro (mrs logic); 275191 Achromat/Acro (David Purcell); 282213 Nettar/Derval (heritagefutures); 328814 Piccar/Piccar (Gerard Vogels); 485135 Tessar/Compur (Early Photography);
    Zeiss Ikon: 661720 Piccar/Piccar (Kimmo Kulovesi);
  5. ↑ Contessa Nettel Piccolette in Sammlung Kurt Tauber
  6. ↑ Contessa Nettel Piccolette in Sammlung Kurt Tauber
  7. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8; 1925, p. 26; 1926, p. 13; 1927, p. 21.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1921, p. 13; August 1921, p. 1; August 1924, p. 2; April 1925, p. 20; April 1926, p. 20.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1924, p. 45; 1925, p. 45; 1926, p. 45; 1927, p. 45
  8. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1923, p. 9.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1924, p. 45.—Flickr
  9. ↑ f-stops marked off as 6.3, 9, 12.5, 18, 25, 36.—Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1923, p. 9.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1927, p. 45.—Catalogue Photo-Sport (Paris) 1923, p. 21.— heritagefutures via Flickr
  10. ↑ coleccionandocamaras via Flickr
  11. ↑ The Camerasite
  12. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8; 1927, p. 21.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1921, p. 13; August 1921, p. 1; August 1922, p. 13; April 1923, p. 18; April 1925, p. 20.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1927, p. 45.—Catalogue Photo-Sport (Paris) 1922, p. 22
  13. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1923, p. 18; April 1925, p. 20; April 1926, p. 20
  14. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1921, p. 13; August 1921, p. 1; August 1922, p. 13.—Catalogue Photo-Sport (Paris) 1922, p. 22; 1923, p. 21
  15. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1923, p. 9; 1925, p. 26; 1926, p. 13.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1922, p. 49; 1923, p. 47; 1924, p. 45; 1925, p. 45; 1926, p. 45; April 1926, p. 20; 1927, p. 45.—Catalogue Photo-Sport (Paris) 1922, p. 22; 1923, p. 21
  16. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1922, p. 8
  17. ↑ Seen in on-line auctions.—The camera illustrated in the 1928 catalogue still carries the Contessa-Nettel Symbol: Zeiss Ikon Cameras [Catalogue]. New York, Carl Zeiss Inc, 1928, p. 4.
  18. ↑ Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1931, p. 83.
  19. ↑ 1926-1937 Central Camera Catalog.— Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1928, p. 14; 1931, p. 12; 1932, p. 15.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1928, p. 22; September 1928, p. 22; August 1929, p. 22; April 1930, p. 20; April 1931, p. 18; May 1932, p. 8.—Photo-Plait (Paris) 1928, p. 46; 1929, p. 48; 1931, p. 83; 1932, p. 67
  20. ↑ 1926-1937 Central Camera Catalog.
  21. ↑ Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1928, p. 46.
  22. ↑ Kimmo Kulovesi)
  23. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1928, p. 14.
  24. ↑ Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1929, p. 48.
  25. ↑ 1926-1937 Central Camera Catalog.— Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1928, p. 46.
  26. ↑ Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1928, p. 14; 1931, p. 12; 1932, p. 15; April 1931, p. 18.—Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1930, p. 20; May 1932, p. 8.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1928, p. 46; 1929, p. 48; 1931, p. 83; 1932, p. 67.
  27. ↑ Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1928, p. 22; September 1928, p. 22; August 1929, p. 22.
  28. ↑ 1926-1937 Central Camera Catalog
  29. ↑ 1926-1937 Central Camera Catalog.—Photo-Plait (Paris) 1928, p. 46.
  30. ↑ 1926-1937 Central Camera Catalog.— Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1928, p. 46; 1929, p. 48.
  31. ↑ 1926-1937 Central Camera Catalog.— Catalogue Omnium Photo (Paris) 1928, p. 14; 1931, p. 12; 1932, p. 15; April 1931, p. 18.— Catalogue Photo-Hall (Paris) April 1928, p. 22; September 1928, p. 22; August 1929, p. 22; April 1930, p. 20; May 1932, p. 8.—Catalogue Photo-Plait (Paris) 1928, p. 46; 1929, p. 48; 1931, p. 83; 1932, p. 67
  32. ↑ Zeiss-Ikon, Piccolette in fotobox.over-blog In French).
  33. ↑ Piccolette de Luxe at Early Photography.
  34. ↑ Badged as Zeiss Ikom: CataloguePhoto-Plait (Paris) 1928, p. 46; 1931, p. 83
  35. ↑ Virtuelles Museum der Wissenschaft.


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