
Franz Kochmann Fabrik photographischer Apparate was founded by Franz Kochmann in 1921 in Dresden, Germany. In 1938, Kochmann left
the company, and it was
taken over, operating first as Korellewerke KG, and then, after a name change a year later, as Korelle-Werk G.H. Brandtmann &
Co. In 1948, the
company was taken over by the East German VEB WEFO, which later merged into VEB
Welta-Kamerawerke. The
last Korelle cameras were manufactured in 1952. |