ICA

Also known as: Internationale Camera AG

ICA (Internationale Camera AG) was a major camera manufacturer based in Dresden. The company was established in 1909 through the merger of four German camera manufacturers: Hüttig AG (Dresden), Kamerawerk Dr. Krügener (Frankfurt am Main), Wünsche AG (Reick near Dresden), and Carl Zeiss Palmos AG (Jena). The merger was intended to strengthen competitiveness within the expanding camera market.

ICA became one of the largest camera manufacturers of its period. Its production range included various camera types, among them stereo cameras, as well as stereoscopes.

In 1926, ICA merged with Contessa-Nettel, Ernemann, and Goerz. This consolidation resulted in the formation of Zeiss Ikon.

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