Butcher The Dandycam£88
28 May 2011 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €100 · lot AI_19_12830hammer ↗
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Butcher Dandycam Automatic Camera
camera
The Butcher Dandycam Automatic Camera has 2 recorded sales: £88 (28 May 2011, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £140 (13 Jul 2000, 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.
Dandycam Automatic camera£140
13 Jul 2000 · Christie's · lot 336premium removed ↗
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Butcher Dandycam Automatic Camera is an early 20th-century British camera marketed by W. With only two data points across more than a decade, today's value is best treated as indicative rather than settled, and condition and completeness will drive what any individual example sells for.","buying_guide":"As with any camera of this age, inspect the bellows for pinholes, check the shutter for sticking or sluggish speeds, and look for corrosion, missing fittings, and cracked or warped wooden bodywork.
Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Dandycams
Questions
What affects the price of a Butcher Dandycam?
Condition of the bellows, shutter function, completeness of original fittings, and cosmetic state of the body are the main factors; rare configurations and original accessories can lift value above the typical range.
Facts
- Maker
- Butcher
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 13 Jul 2000
- Latest sale
- 28 May 2011
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Butcher Dandycam Automatic Camera: 2 recorded sales, 2000–2011; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/butcher/dandycam-automatic-camera/