Houghton Ensign Tropical Reflex£765
5 Dec 2009 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €850 · lot AI_16_19382hammer ↗
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Houghton Ensign Focal Plane Rollfilm Reflex Tropical
camera
The Houghton Ensign Focal Plane Rollfilm Reflex Tropical has 1 recorded sale: £765 (5 Dec 2009, Leitz Photographica Auction). 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, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Ensigns
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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
Why are tropical-finish Ensign reflex cameras priced differently from standard versions?
Tropical variants were produced in smaller numbers with hardwood and brass construction for export to hot climates, and that scarcity and distinctive finish typically lift their value above equivalent leather-covered models when they appear at auction.
Facts
- Maker
- Houghton
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 5 Dec 2009
- Latest sale
- 5 Dec 2009
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Houghton Ensign Focal Plane Rollfilm Reflex Tropical: 1 recorded sale, December 2009; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/houghton/ensign-focal-plane-rollfilm-reflex-tropical/