Ica Minimum Palmos (4.5x6, 450/453)
The Ica Minimum Palmos (4.5x6, 450/453) is an early 20th-century German folding strut camera taking 4.5x6 cm plates. It was produced by Ica AG of Dresden, one of the firms that merged into Zeiss Ikon in 1926, placing this model in the pre-merger era of German plate-camera manufacture.
Saleroom data for this model is thin: a single recorded UK auction hammer result from November 2021 sold at £298, which is the only reference point for value as of 2026. With just one data point, that figure should be treated as indicative rather than a reliable median, and what an example sells for today will hinge heavily on cosmetic condition, completeness of the original plate holders, and shutter function.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Nov 2021 | £298 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 279) Title: An ICA Minimum Palmos Folding Strut Camera
Description:
1924-26, 4.5x6cm, serial no. K46497, with Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f/2.7 80mm lens, black, serial no. 653555, body, VG, shutter working, lens, VG, some |
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| Nov 2011 | EUR 1,400 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 20 (Lot AI_20_13279) Title: Ica Minimum Palmos
Description:
4.5x6cm, black leather covered body, Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.7/8cm no.656976, this was the smallest focal-plane camera produced by Ica (shutter needs repair), in very beautiful condition Estimate: EUR 1,200 - EUR 1,500 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 688 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22577) Title: Ica Minimum Palmos
Description:
4.5x6cm, schwarz beledertes Gehäuse, Tessar 2,7/8cm Nr. 647962, es ist dies die kleinste Schlitzverschluss-Kamera von Ica in tollem Zustand Estimate: EUR 1,925 - EUR 39,697 |
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