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Dallmeyer (J.H.) Schiebekastenkamera (Sliding box, wet plate)

The J.H. Dallmeyer Schiebekastenkamera is a sliding-box wet-plate camera dating from the early decades of photography, when collodion negatives were exposed in the field on freshly coated glass plates. It is a wooden-bodied apparatus in which focus is achieved by sliding one nested box within another, a construction typical of cameras built before bellows-form designs became standard.

Hammer prices for surviving examples sit in a wide band: UK saleroom results in our records range from £2,200 to £6,900, reflecting how heavily condition, completeness of the original lens, and provenance shape value at auction. With only a small number of recorded sales, what one of these cameras is worth today is highly lot-specific, and a clean, complete outfit will sell for a substantial multiple of a tired or incomplete one.

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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.

Date Price Source
Nov 2018 £2,160 Flints Auctions
May 2000 £763 Christie's
Jan 1999 £6,900 Christie's
Jan 1998 £517 Christie's

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