Chicago Camera Co. Photake£1,978
21 Nov 2015 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €2,800 · lot AI_28_33100hammer ↗
+ lens
Chicago Camera Co. Photake
camera
The Chicago Camera Co. Photake sells for about £1,978 (median of only 3 recorded sales, 2008–2015; indicative, one source, old).
Typical sale price
about£1,978
median of only 3 sales, 2008–2015
Indicativeone sourceold
Few sales, all from Leitz Photographica Auction. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£1,418
Without the lowest sale£2,069
Every sale
Chicago Camera Co. Photake£857
29 May 2010 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,000 · lot AI_17_11395hammer ↗
+ lens
Chicago Camera Co. Photake£2,160
30 Nov 2008 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €2,600 · lot AI_14_17752hammer ↗
+ lensboxed
What it is
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Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Facts
- Maker
- Chicago Camera Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 3
- First sale
- 30 Nov 2008
- Latest sale
- 21 Nov 2015
- Median
- £1,978
- Middle half
- £1,418–£2,069
- Evidence
- Indicative · one source, old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Chicago Camera Co. Photake: about £1,978, the median of 3 recorded sales, 2008–2015 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/chicago-cameraco/photake/