No. 12 Ensign Carbine no. E17677£60
14 Jan 1999 · Christie's · lot 256premium removed ↗
○ version not yet checked+ lens
Houghton Ensign Carbine
camera
The Houghton Ensign Carbine has 1 recorded sale: £60 (14 Jan 1999, 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 onlyoldversion mix
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£601 sale
What it is
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Generated summary, 29 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other Ensigns
Ensign Cinematograph
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
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
How much does a Houghton Ensign Carbine sell for at auction?
We do not have enough recent UK auction hammer results to quote a meaningful current price range, so condition, completeness and the specific variant offered will largely determine what any individual example sells for.
Facts
- Maker
- Houghton
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 14 Jan 1999
- Latest sale
- 14 Jan 1999
- Evidence
- Sales only · old, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Houghton Ensign Carbine: 1 recorded sale, January 1999; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/houghton/ensign-carbine/