Auto-Speed camera no. F7837£110
17 Jul 2001 · Christie's · lot 339premium removed ↗
+ lens
Houghton Ensign Autospeed
camera
The Houghton Ensign Autospeed has 1 recorded sale: £110 (17 Jul 2001, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Ensigns
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4 salesabout £8IndicativeEnsign Autorange 820
4 salesabout £942IndicativeEnsign E29 (box)
4 salesabout £11IndicativeEnsign Ful-Vue
4 salesabout £8IndicativeEnsign Midget 33
4 salesabout £168IndicativeEnsign Roll Film Reflex Tropen (Tropical)
4 salesabout £230IndicativeEnsign Special Reflex Tropen (Tropical)
4 salesabout £323Indicative
5 salesabout £350IndicativeEnsign All Distance Twenty (box, 1920s)
4 salesabout £8IndicativeEnsign Autorange 820
4 salesabout £942IndicativeEnsign E29 (box)
4 salesabout £11IndicativeEnsign Ful-Vue
4 salesabout £8IndicativeEnsign Midget 33
4 salesabout £168IndicativeEnsign Roll Film Reflex Tropen (Tropical)
4 salesabout £230IndicativeEnsign Special Reflex Tropen (Tropical)
4 salesabout £323Indicative
Questions
Is the Ensign Autospeed a usable camera?
It can be used if the focal-plane shutter curtain is intact and light-tight and suitable plate or sheet-film holders are available, but most surviving examples need servicing before reliable exposures are possible.
Facts
- Maker
- Houghton
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Latest sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Houghton Ensign Autospeed: 1 recorded sale, July 2001; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/houghton/ensign-autospeed/