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Suter Bébé Suter |
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Manufactured or assembled in Germany from (Circa) 1910 to (After) 1910.
Index of rarity in France: Rare (among non-specialized garage sales)
Inventory number: 4603
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Chronology of cameras Suter
Suter utilisait souvent des appareils allemands sur lesquels il adaptait ses optiques. Mais ici, il s'agit d'une fabrication suisse, par Zulauf.
In 1895, Gottlieb Zulauf, a precision mechanic, took over a mechanical and optical workshop in Zurich. Specializing in microscopes, he diversified his production and began building photographic cameras equipped with Steinheil lenses from Munich.
Around 1907, he introduced the "Bébé," a small folding camera in 4.5 x 6 cm (and 6.5 x 9) plate formats. In 1909, he launched a range of stereoscopic binoculars called the Polyscop, which had been under development since 1903.
Zeiss then proposed a merger with ICA in Dresden, and in 1911, Gottlieb accepted the position of technical director at ICA. The production of the Bébé and Polyscop cameras continued under the ICA brand.
After the war, Gottlieb returned to Switzerland and took over a photographic supplies store in Zurich, while ICA continued production.
The Zulauf cameras were marked with "Bébé" or "Polyscop," but they did not carry the brand name.
According to the 12th edition of McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, page 1064, there is mention of an identification mark "G.Z.C" within an oval, and distribution was handled by Zeiss and G.A. Krauss, the inventor of the Polyscop.
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