Goldmann Klapp-Taschen-Kamera£318
23 May 2009 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €360 · lot AI_15_18448hammer ↗
+ lens
Goldmann Taschen Klapp Kamera (Folding Pocket Camera)
camera
The Goldmann Taschen Klapp Kamera (Folding Pocket Camera) has 2 recorded sales: £318 (23 May 2009, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £188 (21 May 2005, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Goldmann Klapp-Taschen-Kamera£188
21 May 2005 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €275 · lot AI_7_24812hammer ↗
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Other recorded sales All 3 →
Goldmann Klapp-Taschen-Kamera£878
28 May 2011 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,000 · lot AI_19_12838hammer ↗
awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 5 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Goldmann Taschen Klapp Kamera a usable camera?
It is a plate camera from the early folding era, so practical use requires sheet film or plate holders and a working shutter and bellows; most surviving examples are bought as collector items rather than users.
Facts
- Maker
- Goldmann
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 21 May 2005
- Latest sale
- 23 May 2009
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Goldmann Taschen Klapp Kamera (Folding Pocket Camera): 2 recorded sales, 2005–2009; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/g/goldmann/taschen-klapp-kamera-folding-pocket-camera/