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Adams Idento

The Adams Idento is a British-made folding plate camera produced by Adams & Co. of London, an early twentieth-century maker known for hand-built precision cameras aimed at the professional and serious amateur market. It was offered as a compact strut-folding design taking glass plates, positioned at the upper end of the British camera trade when new.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Adams Idento have ranged from about £140 to £210, with a median around £160. Values today are condition-sensitive: examples with intact bellows, a working shutter and the original lens tend to sell for more, while incomplete or distressed bodies fetch the lower end of the range at saleroom level.

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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
Jan 2024 £138 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 £162 Flints Auctions
Jan 2021 £211 Flints Auctions
Nov 2003 £258 Christie's
Aug 1998 £115 Christie's

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