Tropica Plate cameras 1926-1927

From the Ica company Zeiss Ikon inherited the Tropica camera for the 9x12cm/10x15cm/13x18cm plate formats.

The picture above is from the catalog C 292 b, dated October 1928.

Even during its short production/selling time as a Zeiss Ikon camera the Tropica changed from Bestellnummer.

The next table lists the original Bestellnummer starting in 1926 next to the newer one, late 1928/early 1929.

Tropica BN changes
originalBN later BN
285 285/7
345 285/9
435 285/11

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