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VEB Mechanik Büromaschinenwerk Rheinmetall <ref>VEB=Volkeigener Betrieb. 'People-owned Company"</ref> was a manufacturer of business machines (adding machines, typewriters etc) , engines for motorbikes and cameras. | VEB Mechanik Büromaschinenwerk Rheinmetall <ref>VEB=Volkeigener Betrieb. 'People-owned Company"</ref> was a manufacturer of business machines (adding machines, typewriters etc) , engines for motorbikes and cameras. | ||
| − | in Sömmerda, Thuringia, East Germany. It started production as a weapons manufacturer during the period of the German Empire, moved to civilian production after World War I, recommenced weapons manufacture in the lead up to and during World War II and recommenced civilian production after Soviet occupation forces handed the factory back the ( | + | in Sömmerda, Thuringia, East Germany. It started production as a weapons manufacturer during the period of the German Empire, moved to civilian production after World War I, recommenced weapons manufacture in the lead up to and during World War II and recommenced civilian production after Soviet occupation forces handed the factory back to the (East) German state. |
| − | Production restarted in 1952, and by 1954 a number of camera models had been introduced. Some of these were sub-production for other companies such | + | Production restarted in 1952, and by 1954 a number of camera models had been introduced. Some of these were sub-production for other companies such as the [[Exa Rheinmetall |Exa]] for [[Ihagee]] or the [[Weltax]] for [[Welta]]. |
| − | Other cameras were own production, albeit probably copied from other Eastern Bloc companies (such as the [[Perfekta]]). | + | Other cameras were own production, albeit probably copied from other Eastern Bloc companies (such as the [[Perfekta (Bakelite)|Perfekta]]). |
==Models== | ==Models== | ||
VEB Rheinmetall made the following cameras: | VEB Rheinmetall made the following cameras: | ||
| − | * [[Perfekta]], 1954 Bakelite 6x6 | + | * [[Perfekta (Bakelite)|Perfekta]], 1954 Bakelite 6x6 |
* [[Exa Rheinmetall]] | * [[Exa Rheinmetall]] | ||
* [[Exacta]] | * [[Exacta]] | ||
| − | * (Welta) Weltax<ref>[http://lippisches-kameramuseum.de/Rheinmetall/Rheinmetall_Weltax.htm Lippisches Kamera Museum]</ref> | + | * (Welta) [[Weltax]]<ref>[http://lippisches-kameramuseum.de/Rheinmetall/Rheinmetall_Weltax.htm Lippisches Kamera Museum]</ref> |
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|image_text= Rheinmetall (Welta) Weltax | |image_text= Rheinmetall (Welta) Weltax | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.lutz-scholz-fotografie.de/kamera-museum/veb-rheinmetall-s%C3%B6mmerda-th%C3%BCringen/ VEB Rheinmetall, Sömmerda/Thüringen page] at [https://www.lutz-scholz-fotografie.de/ Lutz Scholz Fotografie] (in German) | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:27, 4 February 2024
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| VEB Rheinmetall Perfekta (1954) image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
VEB Mechanik Büromaschinenwerk Rheinmetall [1] was a manufacturer of business machines (adding machines, typewriters etc) , engines for motorbikes and cameras. in Sömmerda, Thuringia, East Germany. It started production as a weapons manufacturer during the period of the German Empire, moved to civilian production after World War I, recommenced weapons manufacture in the lead up to and during World War II and recommenced civilian production after Soviet occupation forces handed the factory back to the (East) German state.
Production restarted in 1952, and by 1954 a number of camera models had been introduced. Some of these were sub-production for other companies such as the Exa for Ihagee or the Weltax for Welta. Other cameras were own production, albeit probably copied from other Eastern Bloc companies (such as the Perfekta).
Models
VEB Rheinmetall made the following cameras:
- Perfekta, 1954 Bakelite 6x6
- Exa Rheinmetall
- Exacta
- (Welta) Weltax[2]
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| Rheinmetall (Welta) Weltax image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ VEB=Volkeigener Betrieb. 'People-owned Company"
- ↑ Lippisches Kamera Museum
Links
- VEB Rheinmetall, Sömmerda/Thüringen page at Lutz Scholz Fotografie (in German)
