A Benson Sharp 'The Essanbee' Automatic Ferrotype Camera£400
26 Apr 2018 · Flints Auctions · lot 1261 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
Benson Dry Plate & Cameraco. Essanbee
camera
The Benson Dry Plate & Cameraco. Essanbee has 1 recorded sale: £400 (26 Apr 2018, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
The Essanbee is a camera produced by Benson Dry Plate & Camera Co. It is a historical American-made model, of interest primarily to collectors of early dry-plate era equipment.
Replacement parts and factory service are not available for a camera of this age, so any restoration work will need to be sourced from specialist repairers or donor bodies.
Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Are Essanbee cameras rare?
Public auction records for the model are very sparse, which suggests examples appear on the market only occasionally.
Facts
- Maker
- Benson Dry Plate & Cameraco.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 26 Apr 2018
- Latest sale
- 26 Apr 2018
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Benson Dry Plate & Cameraco. Essanbee: 1 recorded sale, April 2018; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 15 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/benson-dry-plate-cameraco/essanbee/