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Ica Ideal (325) |
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Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Circa) 1920 to (After) 1920.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 15335
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Chronology of cameras Ica
Ica AG (International Camera Aktien Gesellschaft) was established in 1909 through the merger of the companies Huttig, Krugener, Wuensche, and Carl Zeiss Palmos, with Zulauf joining in 1911.
Several years were required to finalize this merger, during which production relied on the expertise of each of the founding companies. From this period, you can find some original models, but also often copies from one or another of the previous brands bearing the name Ica, sometimes even not listed in an Ica catalog and without a specific model code.
It was from 1912 that the situation stabilized, and the various camera models began to follow a certain coherence until 1926, when Ica ceased to exist. It was absorbed, along with others, into Zeiss Ikon.
Ica offered a wide range of non-stereo view cameras, which can be classified as follows:
Cameras with a single-extension vertical bellows: Niklas, Alpha, Lola, Teddy, Corrida, Icar (Ikarus), Sirene, Volta, Victrix, and two models with automatically extending bellows upon opening: Atom and Cupido.
Cameras with double-extension vertical bellows: Delta, Hekla, Reicka, Orix, Trix, Minimal, Toska, Trona, Maximar, Nelson, and Ideal.
Cameras with horizontal bellows, exclusively in the 13 x 18 format: Ingo, Jul, and Triplex; the last two have triple extensions.
Square format cameras: Favorit, Tropica, Juwell, and Universal Palmos.
Travel cameras: Amateur, Elegant, Kosmopolit, Hochtourist, and Perfekt. Also, there are studio cameras, with the largest format being 80 x 100 cm.
Finally, there are less common early Ica cameras, such as Minimum Ideal, Superba-Reicka, Reicka-Quer, and Superba-Ideal. Additionally, there are cameras from that same period that lack identification numbers, can be found in multiple categories, and are not listed in catalogs.
This little Ica camera, with a 10 x 15 cm format, offers some remarkable characteristics of the Ideal cameras: a lens/shutter block interchangeable by means of a bayonet system specific to the brand (which is also found on Trix and Favorit) a rear tilt system plus usual shifts of the front, backs that are removed by a tilting motion and not by sliding movement that deteriorates velvet), and a bellows and a leather cover with a beautiful finish.
This model is loaded by double holders as Ideal 385 in 13 x 18 cm format.
A lever allows precise adjustment of the distances by shifting the scale, according to the choice betwen glass plates or film sheets.
Finally, a Tessar wide aperture (f 4.5) and a Compur shutter equip this luxurious folding.
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