Coronet Midget black
The Coronet Midget is a small Bakelite subminiature camera made in Birmingham, England in the 1930s, taking exposures on rollfilm in a compact moulded body. It was sold as an inexpensive novelty camera and is now collected primarily for its design and colour variants rather than for photographic use.
At UK auction the black Coronet Midget has been a modest performer, with recent hammer prices clustering in the mid-£50s — specifically £55 and £56 in the two most recent recorded sales. Today the black variant typically sells for less than the rarer coloured versions (blue, green, red and brown), which tend to attract collector premiums, so the £55–£56 band is a fair guide to what a black example is worth at saleroom level in 2026.
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.
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| Feb 2024 | £55 | Harper Field Auctions | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 665) Title: Black Coronet Midget novelty 16mm miniature or spy camera, with roll of film in box
Description:
Black Coronet Midget novelty 16mm miniature or spy camera, with roll of film in box |
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| Jun 2023 | £56 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 247) Title: A Coronet Midget Sub Miniature Camera
Description:
IR 239609, black, bakelite, 1935-36, 13x18mm format on 16mm film, tested as working, body F, some rust, lens F, with Coronet pouch |
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