Adams Minex Studio Reflex
The Adams Minex Studio Reflex is a British large-format single-lens reflex plate camera, made by Adams & Co. of London for professional portrait and studio work in the early twentieth century. It uses a mirror-and-bellows reflex design typical of pre-war studio SLRs, with a fitted lens and ground-glass focusing for waist-level viewing.
Recorded UK auction hammer prices for the Minex Studio Reflex sit between £1,500 and £2,200, with a midpoint around £1,900 across the two sales on file. As a low-frequency lot, the price a Minex Studio Reflex sells for today at saleroom level depends heavily on completeness, lens fitted and cosmetic state, and the limited sample size means any single result can swing the apparent value materially.
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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| May 2011 | EUR 2,200 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 19 (Lot AI_19_12829) Title: Adams Studio Minex
Description:
reflex studio camera, polished mahogany body, lacquered-brass fittings, focal-plane shutter (in-operable), internal 45° mirror, Aldis Triplet Anastigmat 5.6/20 inch no.85201, on an Adams Minex adjustable mahogany studio stand, a very rare camera and stand, very attractive - ex Barron Collection Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 5,000 |
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| Dec 2002 | £1,527 | Christie's | |
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Auction: THE BRITISH CAMERA 1840-1960 THE JIM BARRON COLLECTION (Lot 37) Title: Studio Minex camera
Description:
Studio Minex camera Estimate: £600 - £900 |
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