Ensign Cinematograph camera£340
+ lens
Houghton Ensign Cinematograph
camera
The Houghton Ensign Cinematograph sells for about £350 (median of only 5 recorded sales, 2000–2010; indicative, old).
Typical sale price
about£350
median of only 5 sales, 2000–2010
Indicativeold
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£345
Without the lowest sale£475
Every sale
Ensign Cinematograph camera£600
+ lens
Ensign cinematograph camera£700
18 Nov 2003 · Christie's · lot 386premium removed ↗
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Ensign cinematograph camera£249
23 Nov 2000 · Christie's · lot 131premium removed ↗
Ensign cinematograph camera£350
23 Nov 2000 · Christie's · lot 133premium removed ↗
+ lens
What it is
With no further comparables since, it is not possible to give a reliable today's price band, and what a Houghton Ensign Cinematograph is worth in 2026 will depend heavily on the next example to surface and its condition.","buying_guide":"Given the age of these cameras, prospective buyers should expect issues typical of early wood-and-brass cine equipment: dried-out leather, seized mechanisms, missing crank handles, and incomplete film gates.
Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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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 £323IndicativeEnsign Cameo Stereo
2 salesSales only
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 £323IndicativeEnsign Cameo Stereo
2 salesSales only
Questions
Is the Houghton Ensign Cinematograph a rare camera?
Public auction records for this model are very scarce, which suggests it appears on the market only occasionally rather than regularly.
Facts
- Maker
- Houghton
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 5
- First sale
- 23 Nov 2000
- Latest sale
- 7 Dec 2010
- Median
- £350
- Middle half
- £340–£600
- Evidence
- Indicative · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Houghton Ensign Cinematograph: about £350, the median of 5 recorded sales, 2000–2010 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/houghton/ensign-cinematograph/