ENSIGN MULTEX CAMERA NO. H21537£600
17 Jul 2001 · Christie's · lot 347premium removed ↗
+ lens
Houghton Ensign Multex (No.0, Ross Xpres 1.9/53mm)
camera
The Houghton Ensign Multex (No.0, Ross Xpres 1.9/53mm) has 1 recorded sale: £600 (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
{"overview":"The Houghton Ensign Multex No.0 is a British-made compact folding camera fitted here with a Ross Xpres 53mm f\/1.9 lens. Because hammer prices reflect wholesale levels achieved in the saleroom (excluding commission), retail asking prices from specialist dealers will typically sit higher. The Ross Xpres f\/1.9 is the key value driver on this variant, so examine the front and rear elements carefully for cleaning marks, haze and separation.
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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Questions
Why is the Ross Xpres 1.9/53mm version more desirable?
The f/1.9 Ross Xpres is the fastest lens option offered on the Multex and is comparatively scarce, which is the main reason this configuration commands a premium over slower-lensed examples.
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 Multex (No.0, Ross Xpres 1.9/53mm): 1 recorded sale, July 2001; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/houghton/ensign-multex-no-0-ross-xpres-1-9-53mm/