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Contessa-Nettel Taxo |
 Version française |
Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Circa) 1925 to 1926.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 3416
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Chronology of cameras Contessa-Nettel
Contessa-Nettel offered several camera models from 1919 (following the merger of Contessa and Nettel) to 1926 (when it was absorbed into Zeiss Ikon). All were exceptionally well-manufactured.
The table below, though not exhaustive, demonstrates that Contessa-Nettel addressed various factors to offer a comprehensive technical catalogue, featuring a wide range of price points. Lenses with an aperture of f/4.5 and Compur shutters were reserved for high-end models. Cheaper shutter options were also available to provide more economical alternatives. However, for models like the Adoro and Fiduca, these alternatives do not appear to have been offered.
| Years | Made of | Size | Extension1 | Lens f/4,5 (for 6,5 x 9) |
Shutter | |||||
| 6.5 x 9 |
9 x 12 |
10 x 15 |
Compur | Others | ||||||
| Altura | 1925-26 | Wood and Metal |
Oui | D | Oui | Oui | ||||
| Onito | 1925-26 | Metal (flap) | S | |||||||
| Taxo |  |
1925-26 | Wood | |||||||
| Tessco | 1919-26 | Metal | Oui | Oui | Oui | Oui | ||||
| Adoro | 1921-26 | Metal | D | |||||||
| Fiduca |  |
1922-24 | Metal | S | ||||||
| Donata | 1926 | 6.5 x 9 : Metal 9 x 12 : Wood |
Oui | |||||||
| Alino |  |
1922-25 | ||||||||
| Suevia | 1925-26 | Wood | ||||||||
1 S simple. D double __________
The Taxo camera is identical to the Suevia, but in the 9 x 12 format. These cameras do not differ from the production of the early 1920s. Both models continued to be produced after 1926 by Zeiss Ikon, despite the merger of the brands Contessa-Nettel, Goerz, and Ernemann.
The Suevia remained in the Zeiss Ikon catalog for a short time (until 1927), while the Taxo persisted until the early 1930s and was produced for both 6.5 x 9 and 9 x 12 formats.
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