Ica Bébé

image by Jacques Lépine (Image rights)

Specifications

This camera was built in 1906. It was made for glass plates 4,5 x 6cm. It allowed lens board movements.

• Lens: Triotar 1:3,5/7,5cm

Later(?) version

This version is a strut folder, apparently without lens movements. There were two sizes, each with a Compur shutter with speeds from 1s to 1/250:

• A for 4.5x6cm (1¾ x 2³/₈; inch) images, with Tessar 3-inch f4.5 lens
• B for 6.5x9cm (2½ x 3½ inch) images, with Tessar 4-inch f4.5 lens (Page 39, "ICA Cameras" leaflet on Mike Butkus' site)

Links

• Ica cameras 1900-1910 at www.kameramuseum.ch [1]
• Images of Bébé on Flickr:
  • by exaktitud
  • by ochsenbein
• Ica Bebe at www.collection-appareils.fr