The Ica Icarette model 1(type 495) was made from 1912 to 1926 and continued by Zeiss Ikon as their Icarette 493.
Butcher’s Watch Pocket Carbine
The Ica Icarette model 1(type 495) was made from 1912 to 1926 and continued by Zeiss Ikon as their Icarette 493.
Butcher’s Watch Pocket Carbine
Circa 1913 lens: Aldis Uno focal length: 3 inches apertures: f/7.7 to f/32 focus range: 3 ft to infinity lens fitting: fixed shutter: Lukos II speeds: 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, B, T flash: No film size: 117 The model – an Ica Icarette model 1(type 495) – was made from 1912 to 1926 and then continued by Zeiss Ikon as their Icarette 493. Various revisions help to narrow the date somewhat. More useful is that Ica made this camera for Butcher’s in the UK. As a result of hostilities in WWI, Butchers were no longer allowed to trade with German companies. This gives a date for this camera between 1912 (date of introduction) and July 1914 (the outbreak of World War I). Information from other camera collectors suggests that the “C” serial numbers date from 1913 – just a suggestion, mind, as “C” could have run from late 1912 to early 1914.
Lukos The Lukos was a simple two-blade shutter made by the German ICA company for British camera maker Houghton. The light Everset shutter was made of aluminium and hard rolled brass.
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