Burr Wet plate camera
The Burr Wet plate camera is a camera. CameraWorth tracks 1 sold price for this model, with prices ranging from £1,600 to £1,600 (median £1,600).
Sales History
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Based on 1 recorded sale — indicative only.
Most recent sale: October 2005.
| Date | Price | Value GBP | Source | |
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| Oct 2005 | £1,600 | £1,600 | 🇬🇧 Bonhams | |
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Auction: The Tobias Camera & Magic Lantern Collection (Lot 144) Title: Burr Wet Plate Sliding Box camera Made c. 1860s to F. R. Windows's 1861 design of "Engineers camera" with the front box having rack and pinion focusing sliding inside the rear box. A small nominally quarter plate size camera but with a repeating back and ground glass screen for vertical format 5 x 3 inch pictures. Inset plate "C. Burr Optician 1 Grays Inn Road London". Unmarked Petzval type lens with rack and pinion focusing and brass cap. (5)
Description:
Made circa 1860's to F. R. Windows's 1861 design of "Engineers camera" with the front box having rack and pinion focusing sliding inside the rear box. A small nominally quarter plate size camera but with a repeating back and ground glass screen for vertical format 5 x 3 inch pictures. Inset plate "C. Burr Optician 1 Grays Inn Road London". Unmarked Petzval type lens with rack and pinion focusing and brass cap. (5) See illustration Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000 |
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