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Agfa, 1933, Billy Record

AGFA Billy Record, 1933, Germany Agfa was established in Germany in 1867. In 1873 it changed name in Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation, which acronym is AGFA. The company started producing chemical products for photographic films. The Agfa Billys are actually a series of cheap cameras made from 1927. The Billy Record model is the most famous; produced from 1933 to 1942. It cost about...

2 August 201915 June 2022
ICAF, Gabry, 1938

ICAF, Gabry, 1938

ICAF Gabry, 1938, Italia Fondata a Milano nel 1937, la ICAF cambia per un breve periodo la sua denominazione in “CMF” per poi assumere, nel dopoguerra, il nome definitivo “CMF Bencini”.La Gabry è una macchina fotografica box in metallo rivestito in cartone simil-pelle nero con il formato 4×6 cm su pellicola formato 127. Il nome...

2 August 20191 August 2025
Gaumont Stereo Camera, 1900

Gaumont Stereo Camera, 1900

Gaumont Stereo Camera, 1900, Francia La Gaumont è una storica casa cinematografica francese fondata nel 1895 dall’ingegnere-inventore Léon Gaumont. Nata originariamente per occuparsi di apparecchiature fotografiche, la società inizia a produrre cortometraggi nel 1897 per promuovere un proiettore di propria produzione. La fotocamera stereoscopica è un particolare tipo di fotocamera dotata di due obiettivi paralleli, posti...

1 August 20191 August 2025
Contessa Nettel, 1922, Cocarette

Contessa Nettel, 1922, Cocarette

Contessa Nettel “Cocarette”, 1922, Germania La Contessa-Nettel nasce a Stoccarda nel 1919 dalla fusione fra due società, la Contessa e la Nettel. L’azienda produceva fotocamere di ottima qualità ma, a causa delle difficoltà finanziarie del dopoguerra, la Fondazione Zeiss nel 1920 ne acquista buona parte del capitale. Successivamente August Nagel, fondatore della Contessa e direttore della Contessa-Nettel,...

1 August 20192 August 2025
Goerz, Anschütz, 1896

Goerz, Anschütz, 1896

Goerz, Anschütz, Germania, 1896 La C.P. Goerz o Goerz AG o Optische Anstalt C.P. Goerz AG era una società di strumenti ottici e fotografici fondata a Berlino nel 1886 da Carl Paul Goerz (1854-1923), insieme a Carl Moser, ricercatore ottico, e Ottomar Anschutz, tecnico di laboratorio. Carl Paul Goerz aveva acquistato da Ottomar Anschutz nel...

1 August 20191 August 2025
Ferrania, Rondine, 1954

Ferrania, Rondine, 1954

Ferrania Rondine, 1954, Italia Il marchio Ferrania rappresenta uno dei nomi più importanti della fotografia “Made In Italy”. La Ferrania Rondine è stata immessa nel mercato nel 1948, come macchina fotografica che, per la semplicità d’uso, era destinata ai principianti. Tra questi, un giovanissimo Oliviero Toscani che a soli 5 anni ricevette in regalo proprio la...

19 July 20192 August 2025
Motom, 1956, Codice

Motom, 1956, Codice

Motom Codice, 1956, Italy The Motòm or the Mòtom represents a piece of history of Italian motorcycling and also of our customs. Too often overshadowed by the fame of his contemporary scooters, it is the father of all mopeds: thanks to it, entire generations discover themselves as centaurs and approach motorcycling for the first time....

11 June 201916 July 2024
Guzzi, 1960, “Mulo Meccanico” 3×3

Guzzi, 1960, “Mulo Meccanico” 3×3

Guzzi “Mulo Meccanico” 3X3, 1960, Italy Towards the end of the 1950s, Moto Guzzi was commissioned by the Ministry of Defense to build a three-wheeled vehicle with exceptional characteristics, capable of carrying a load of at least 500kg on any terrain, especially in the mountains. TECHNICAL NOTES Distribution of rods and rockers Distributor ignition Chain...

11 June 201928 January 2024
Puch 250 SGS del 1959, ph. Museo Nicolis Villafranca di Verona auto e moto d'epoca

Puch, 1959, 250 SGS

Puch 250 SGS, 1959, Austria Puch was an Austrian company born in 1899. Its main product was bicycles, but starting from 1901 they started building motorcycles and in 1904 cars as well. During WWI the firm was the official supplier of the Austro-Ungarian Empire. In 1934 the following merger with Austro-Daimler led to the birth...

11 June 201916 July 2024
Laverda, 1980, 500 Formula

Laverda, 1980, 500 Formula

Laverda 500 Formula, 1980, Italy Moto Laverda was a motorcycle company founded in 1949 by Francesco Laverda, technical manager of the already-known family company that made (and is still making) agricultural machines. After the initial production of light motorcycles and mopeds, in the mid-60s Laverda moved to motorcycles with higher displacement engines. The company had...

11 June 201916 July 2024
Museo Nicolis Verona, Moto Guzzi Sport 500, moto d'epoca, ph. Museo Nicolis

Moto Guzzi, 1923/28, Sport

Moto Guzzi Sport, 1923/28, Italy The Moto Guzzi Tipo Sport is a model born to fit between the Normale and the competition models C 2V and later C 4V. In particular the Sport adopted the same frame of the C 2V, but powered by the opposite-valve engine. The Sport costed 8.750 lire and with 1000...

11 June 201916 July 2024
Moto Guzzi, 1950, Guzzino

Moto Guzzi, 1950, Guzzino

Moto Guzzi Guzzino, 1950, Italy First presented in 1946, this light motorcycle model was called Guzzino.  Produced in just three years in 50,000 units,  its price decreases over time from 159,000 to 107,000 lire. In 1954 after some innovations to the frame it takes the name of Cardellino. TECHNICAL NOTES Magneto ignition Carburetor power supply...

8 June 201916 July 2024
Moto Guzzi, 1956, Zigolo Lusso

Moto Guzzi, 1956, Zigolo Lusso

Moto Guzzi Zigolo Lusso, 1956, Italy The Zigolo 98 was made in 1953 as a popular and low-priced vehicle and became established in 1958 when it was fitted with a light alloy cylinder with a thick chromed barrel. In 1954 it was joined by a more luxury version, painted in red with chrome panels on...

8 June 201916 July 2024