Automatic Radio Mfg. Co. Tom Thumb Camera Radio

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The Automatic Radio Mfg. Co. Tom Thumb Camera Radio has 2 recorded sales: £288 (13 Jun 2020, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £120 (14 Sep 1998, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

What it is

{"overview":"The Automatic Radio Mfg. Co. Tom Thumb Camera Radio is a novelty combination unit pairing a simple camera with a small radio receiver in a single housing. Because that figure is a wholesale auction-hammer result rather than a retail asking price, dealer and online listings today can sit well above it, and condition of both the camera body and the radio components has an outsized effect on what an example sells for.","buying_guide":"Inspect the radio section for working electronics, an intact dial and original knobs, since replacement parts are not available off the shelf. Check the camera side for a clean lens, a functioning shutter and an undamaged film chamber, and look over the combined housing for cracks, missing trim and corrosion around the battery compartment.

Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Questions

Is the Tom Thumb Camera Radio collectible?

Yes — it is collected as a novelty combination item rather than for photographic performance, which is why complete and cosmetically clean examples carry the strongest price.

Facts

Maker
Automatic Radio Mfg. Co.
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
14 Sep 1998
Latest sale
13 Jun 2020
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Automatic Radio Mfg. Co. Tom Thumb Camera Radio: 2 recorded sales, 1998–2020; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/automatic-radio-mfg-co/tom-thumb-camera-radio/

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