ad of 1922 |
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. Hüttig, one of the oldest camera makers was founded in 1862. Originally, the 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.
Camera industry in Dresden |
Balda | Certo | Eho-Altissa | Ernemann | Feinmess | Hüttig | ICA | Ihagee | Kochmann | Kerman | KW | Eugen Loeber | Ludwig | Mentor | Mimosa | Pentacon | Richter | Werner | Wünsche | Zeiss Ikon | Zeh |
Camera distributors in Dresden |
Stöckig |
Camera industry in Freital |
Beier | Pouva | Thowe | Welta |
Cameras[]
plate[]
ICA Lola c.1912.
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
continued Hüttig models[]
- Atom, Atom B
- Aviso
- Lloyd
- Cupido
- Stereolette
- Ideal, Ideal Stereo
- Toska
- Niklas
- Nelson
continued Wünsche models[]
- Juwel
- Reicka
ICA Halloh 570 c.1922.
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
- Sirene 135, Sirene 105
- Lola
- Tropica
continued Dr. Krügener models[]
- Trona
- Teddy
continued Zeiss-Palmos models[]
- Minimum-Palmos, Stereo Minimum-Palmos
- Universal-Palmos
rollfilm[]
continued Dr. Krügener models[]
Links[]
- ICA company history in German on Wikipedia.org
- 1919, 1922 and 1925 ICA catalogs, at From the focal plane to infinity
- 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
- Ica Camera listing and trade catalog information at Historic Camera:
- Ica Orix at From the focal plane to infinity
- ICA serial numbers at https://manualcamera.info/ica.htm