Bentzin Focal Primar (Klapp Primar)
The Bentzin Focal Primar, also known as the Klapp Primar, is a German folding plate camera produced by Curt Bentzin of Görlitz in the early twentieth century. It was offered as a mid-tier folding plate camera aimed at amateur and serious enthusiast photographers of its era.
With only a single UK auction hammer result on file, pricing data for the Focal Primar is thin: the one tracked sale in September 2023 sells for £81 at saleroom level (wholesale, before commission). On that limited evidence, today a clean working example is worth somewhere in that vicinity, though a wider price range is likely once more results surface.
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 | |
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| Sep 2023 | £81 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 115) Title: A Bentzin Fokal Primar Strut Folding Camera
Description:
9x12, body G-VG, shutter present & complete but behaviour sporadic, ground glass VG, together with a Busch Anastigmat Omnar f/4.5 105mm lens, body VG, (Qty: 1) |
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