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Ica Minimum Palmos (6x9/6.5x9, 454)

The Ica Minimum Palmos (model 454) is an early 20th-century German folding plate camera that exposed 6x9 and 6.5x9 cm sheet or plate negatives. Ica was a Dresden manufacturer absorbed into Zeiss Ikon in 1926, so production of this model predates that merger.

At UK auction in 2026 the Minimum Palmos 454 trades at the budget end of the pre-war folding plate market: the only recent hammer result on record sold for £50 in February 2025, which gives a useful indication of what one is currently worth at saleroom level. With just a single data point, condition and completeness of the original lens, shutter and plate holders will dictate whether a clean example sells for materially more.

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.

Date Price Source
Feb 2025 £50 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £36 Flints Auctions