Butcher Primus No.2

{"overview":"The Butcher Primus No.2 is an early 20th-century British plate camera sold by W. Butcher & Sons, a London-based photographic retailer and assembler. At saleroom level — wholesale hammer prices, before commission — examples in this category typically trade as decorative or shelf pieces rather than as working cameras, and condition of the bellows, shutter and ground glass will determine whether a given example sells for the low end of that figure or a little above.","buying_guide":"On any camera of this age, inspect the leather bellows for pinholes and corner splits, check the wooden body for shrinkage and loose joints, and test the shutter blades for sluggishness or sticking.

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